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Why Nanga Parbat is known as “Killer Mountain”?

Why Nanga Parbat is known as “Killer Mountain”?

ننگا پربت کو "قاتل ماؤنٹین" کے نام سے کیوں جانا جاتا ہے؟
Explanation

Nanga Parbat is known as the "Killer Mountain" due to unpredictable weather, steep inclines, and a high number of climbing fatalities.

It is one of the deadliest mountains in the world for mountaineers.


Additional information:

Nanga Parbat, locally known as Diamer, is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level.

Located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan region

Rk.MountainHeight(M)Height(F)RangeParent mountainFirst ascentCountry
1Mount Everest 8,84829,029Mahalangur Himalayanone1953Nepal
2K28,61128,251Baltoro KarakoramMount Everest1954Pakistan, China
3Kangchenjunga8,58628,169Kangchenjunga HimalayaMount Everest1955Nepal, Inida
4Lhotse8,51627,940Mahalangur HimalayaMount Everest1956Nepal, China
5Makalu8,48527,838Mahalangur HimalayaMount Everest1955Nepal, China
6Cho Oyu8,18826,864Mahalangur HimalayaMount Everest1954Nepal, China
7Dhaulagiri I8,16726,795Dhaulagiri HimalayaK21960Nepal
8Manaslu8,16326,781Manaslu HimalayaCho Oyu1956Nepal
9Nanga Parbat8,12626,660Nanga Parbat HimalayaDhaulagiri1953Pakistan
10Annapurna I8,09126,545Annapurna HimalayaCho Oyu1950Nepal

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