Gasherbrum I (8080 M) Expedition

The Gasherbrum I (8080 m) (also known as Hidden Peak or K-5) is the 11th highest peak on Earth and the 3rd highest in Pakistan. Gasherbrum I am part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakorum region of the Himalayas. Gasherbrum means "Beautiful mountain". Gasherbrum I was designated K-5 T.G. Mojtgoeery in! 856 ghen he first spotted the peaks of the Karakorum daring the Great Trigonometric Survey of India. In 1892, William Maptin Conway provided the alternate name, Hidden Peak, in reference to its extreme remoteness. Gasherbrum I was first climbed on 5th July 1958 by an American expedition team.