Amin Brak

Peak Name : Amin Brak Elevation : 5850-M /5750-M Range : Karakoram Location : Kanday/ Baltistan Best Period : June – September Base Camp height : 4300-M Latitude : 35°– 16 N/35°– 14N Longitude : 76° – 25 E/76°-07e Ideal Duration : 35days First Ascent : 1995 Ideal Group Size : 07 Camp required : 2-3 Nangma Valley is renowned and one of the best rock climbing playground in the range of Karakoram, Baltistan. The peaks named by the Spanish expedetion in 1995 behalf their respective cooks son’s Amin for (1995) and Nawaz for the British (1998). Amin Brakk is one of the most spectacular and popular of the of the world. The peak is most difficult too as campare of Trango Towers), generally quoted as 5,850m but thought possibly higher. Amin Brak Attempts: 1- In 1995 : Spanish attempt 500m 2- In 1996: Basque attempt 3- In 1998 : English attempt by Elfyn Jones, Steve Mayers, Mike and Wid Turner 4- In 1999 : Success by Pepo Masip, Silvia Vidal and Miguel Puigdomenech 5- In 1999 : Koreans, Shin Dong-Chul, Jung-Ho et Hwang Young-Soon attempt Amin Brakk, accomplished nearly the 1996 basque way (Success by Adolfo Madinabeitia, Namkor way,see info). After their departure from the valley the route was completed by the three Czechs, as reported in. In 1997 they were also part of the Korean team making the first ascent of the Central Pillar on the West Face of Gasherbrum IV (Bang Jung-Ho reaching the summit). Soviet Valery Rozov climbed and based jumped from the summit (july 2004).