Mamostong Kangri or Mamostang Kangri, surveyed as K35, is the highest peak in the remote Rimo Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range in Ladakh union territory of India. It is located about east-southeast of the snout of the Siachen Glacier. It is the 47th-highest independent peak in the world (using a 500m prominence cutoff).
The South Chong Kumdan, Kichik Kumdan (Thangman Kangri), Mamostong, and South Terong Glaciers all head on the slopes of Mamostong Kangri.
Mamostong Kangri has not seen a great deal of visitation due to its remote location and the unsettled political and military situation in the region. The first European exploration of the peak was in 1907 by Arthur Neve and D. G. Oliver. The first ascent was made in 1984 by an Indo-Japanese expedition, via the Northeast Ridge, after a complicated approach. The summit party comprised N. Yamada, K. Yoshida, R. Sharma, P. Das, and H. Chauhan, N. Purohit
The Himalayan Index lists four additional ascents of this peak; however, two of these listings may refer to the same climb.
Summary of ascents Year Expedition Leader Route 1984 Indo -Japanese Col. B.S Sandhu Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 1988 Indian Army (Ladakh Scouts) Anand Mohan Sethi Thangman Glacier/ East Ridge 1989 Indian Army M.P Yadav Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 1990 Border Security Force (BSF) S.C Negi Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 1992 Women's Pre Everest Bachendri Pal Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 1992 Indo- Austrian Expedition N. Ravi Kumar Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 2007 Indian Army Col. Ashok Abbey Thangman Glacier/ East Ridge 2007 Indo- French Chewang Motup Goba Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 2009 Indian Army ( EME) Maj. V.Ahlawat Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge 2010 The Himalayan Club P.C. Sahoo Mamostong Glacier /M.Col/East Ridge
See also List of highest mountains List of ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush
References
Sources Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.