The first-ever winter ascent on Batura I, aka Saddle Peak, the 25th highest peak in the world (7,795 meters a.s.l.) located in the Batura Muztagh, western Karakoram
range has been abandoned from its North Face reachable from Passu
through Batura Glacier. The 8 member polish team will try to attempt the
peak from its South Face located in the Batokushi, Muchuhar valley, accessible from Hassanabad, Hunza. The expedition is organized under the Artur Hajzer’s Polish Winter Himalaism programme, which is set to end in early March 2020, has another, long-term goal, namely to select the best climbers from among the group for the next attempt of conquering K2, the second-highest peak in the world (8,611 metres a.s.l.) by winter #2020/2021.
Batura I was first summit in 1976, but is yet to be tamed during winter.
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