One of World’s Tallest Unclimbed Mountains Is Climbed

A team of Czech climbers have summited Muchu Chhish (7,453 m), one of the highest unclimbed peaks in the world, located in the Batura Muztagh range of northern Pakistan. It was the tallest unclimbed mountain in the Karakoram.

ExplorersWeb reported that the climbers who summited were Zdenek Hak, Radoslav Groh and Jaroslav Bansky, and that the ascent took six days. “We started on July 1 after the acclimatization,” Hak told ExplorerWeb. “We climbed via the south ridge to the main ridge, and then we continued westward to the summit. We stood on top on July 5 at 10:20 am and took one more day for the descent. [We] finally re-entered Base Camp on July 6 at 6 pm.”

This is the fourth year in a row that Czech climbers have tried Muchu Chhish, with last year’s attempt ending 250 metres below the summit. “We climbed some 8-10 hours a day and made four bivouacs,” Hak said. “The total length of the route from Base Camp was 20km and 3,687 vertical meters. The length from Camp 1 to the top was 14.29km, and altitude gain was 2,300m.”

The world’s highest unclimbed mountain is Gangkhar Puensum (7,570 m) in Bhutan, but it’s off limits to climbers.

Huge breaking news as @ExplorersWeb report that Muchu Chhish (7453m) has been climbed by Zdenek Hak, Radoslav Groh & Jaroslav Bansky.

Previously one of the highest unclimbed peaks in the world, it had turned back numerous teams over the last decade. https://t.co/tKBNCGPh79

— Alpine Club (@thealpineclub) July 9, 2024