What is Gasherbrum IV?
[[File:Gasherbrum IV from Guru 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gasherbrum IV]] '''Gasherbrum IV''' is a {{convert|7925|m|ft}} [[mountain]] in the [[Karakoram]] [[Mountain range|range]], in [[China]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10524|name=Gasherbrum IV|accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jaffri |first1=Ali |title=Climbing in Gasherbrum IV, Baltoro Mustagh |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106339403/gasherbrum-iv |website=Mountain Project |date= 16 January 2009 |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> It is also known as '''K3'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gasherbrum IV |url=https://www.mashabrum.com/mountaineering/gasherbrum-iv |website=mashabrum.com |access-date=7 May 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is the [[List of highest mountains|17th highest]] mountain in the world. A well known feature is the west face, which is called the ''Shining Wall''. Gasherbrum IV is considered as one of the most difficult mountains to climb.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gasherbrum IV: Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering |url=https://www.summitpost.org/gasherbrum-iv/154584 |website=SummitPost.org |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The first people to reach the top were Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauri, in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |last = Griffin |first = Lindsay |title = Gasherbrums Update|work = Alpinist Newswire |publisher = Alpinist Magazine |date = 30 August 2008 | url = http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/newswire-gasherbrums-update-griffin |access-date = 6 May 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{multistub|Geo|Asia}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasherbrum IV}} [[Category:Karakoram]] [[Category:Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan]] [[Category:Mountains of Xinjiang]]