Buni Zom
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The Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral
, in the Hindu Kush
range of Pakistan
. It rises about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the town of Chitral, and about 50 km (30 mi) east of Tirich Mir
, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush.
In 1957, the New Zealanders W.K.A. Berry and C.H. Tyndale-Biscoe accomplished the first ascent of the Main Peak of Buni Zom from the steep razorlike north ridge The second ascent was in 1975 by Japaneses Masao Okabe, Hideo Sato and Shigeru Tabe and third ascent was in 1979 by Americans Joe Reinhard and Richard J. Isherwood both from south face.
The Buni Zom Group has many other peaks, some of which have been climbed. There are 12 peaks over 6000 m (19,685 ft) in the Buni Zom group which are unclimbed Himalayan Index.
Chitral
Chitral or Chetrar , translated as field in the native language Khowar, is the capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Kunar River , in Pakistan. The town is at the foot of Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, high...
, in the Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...
range of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It rises about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the town of Chitral, and about 50 km (30 mi) east of Tirich Mir
Tirich Mir
Tirich Mir is the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush region and the highest mountain outside of the Himalaya-Karakoram range, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The mountain was first climbed in 1950 by a Norwegian expedition consisting of Arne Næss, P. Kvernberg, H...
, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush.
The Buni Zom Group has many other peaks, some of which have been climbed. There are 12 peaks over 6000 m (19,685 ft) in the Buni Zom group which are unclimbed Himalayan Index.
Peaks of the Buni Zom Group
Following is a list of the peaks over 6,000 meters in the Buni Zom group, from the Himalayan Index. The first ascent of the peak named Buni Zom SS or 6MT or P6110 was by Nikolas Kroupis and George Voutiropoulos on 31 July 2007 this climb is not yet recorded in the Himalayan Index, but the article is published in American Alpine JournalAmerican Alpine Journal
The American Alpine Journal is an annual magazine published by the American Alpine Club. Its mission is "to document and communicate mountain exploration."...
| No | Preferred Name | Name | Number | Ht. m. | Ht.ft. | Latitude | Longitude | Climbed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buni Zom | Buni Zom | 9701 | 6552 | 21495 | 36o09'00" | 72o19'12" | y |
| 2 | Awi Zom | Awi Zom | 9707 | 6484 | 21272 | 36o11'24" | 72o24'00" | y |
| 3 | Rahman Zom | Raman Zom | 9708 | 6350 | 20833 | 36o15'00" | 72o21'36" | y |
| 4 | Buni Zom N | Buni Zom N | 9702 | 6338 | 20793 | 36o10'12" | 72o19'12" | y |
| 5 | Ghochhar Sar | Gochohar Sar | 9717 | 6249 | 20501 | 35o54'00" | 72o17'24" | y |
| 6 | Gordoghan Zom | Gordoghan Zom | 9709 | 6240 | 20472 | 36o09'00" | 72o22'48" | y |
| 7 | Buni Zom S | Buni Zom S | 9705 | 6220 | 20406 | 36o09'00" | 72o19'12" | y |
| 8 | Shachio Kuh Zom | Shachio Kuh Zom | 9719 | 6215 | 20390 | 35o53'24" | 72o15'00" | y |
| 9 | P c6200 | P c6200 | 9718 | 6200 | 20340 | 35o54'36" | 72o16'48" | |
| 10 | Gordoghan Zom III | Gordoghan Zom III | 6156 | 20192 | 36o09' | 72o22' | y | |
| 11 | Ghochhar Sar S | Ghochhar Sar S | 9727 | 6150 | 20176 | 35o54'00" | 72o16'48" | |
| 12 | Buni Zom II | Buni Zom II | 9703 | 6147 | 20167 | 36o10'48" | 72o19'48" | y |
| 13 | Buni Zom SS | 6MT - P 6110 | 9711 | 6110 | 20045 | 36o07'12" | 72o19'12" | y |
| 14 | Rinzho Zom | Rinz Ho Zom M | 9714 | 6100 | 20012 | 36o01'12" | 72o18'00" | |
| 15 | Rinzho Zom E | Rinzho Zom E | 9715 | 6080 | 19947 | 36o01'12" | 72o18'36" | |
| 16 | Rinzho Zom W | Rinz Ho Zom W | 9713 | 6068 | 19907 | 36o01'12" | 72o16'48" | |
| 17 | Rinzho Zom MD | Rinzho Zom MD | 9728 | 6050 | 19848 | 36o00'36" | 72o17'24" | |
| 18 | Thalo Zom | Thalo Zom | 9721 | 6050 | 19848 | 35o47'24" | 72o16'48" | |
| 19 | Buni Zom III | Buni Zom III | 9704 | 6050 | 19848 | 36o10'12" | 72o20'24" | y |
| 20 | Gordoghan Zom II | Gordoghen Zom II | 9710 | 6048 | 19842 | 36o08'24" | 72o23'24" | |
| 21 | Tunyush Zom | Tonyush Zom | 9716 | 6023 | 19760 | 35o59'24" | 72o13'48" | |
| 22 | P 6020 | P 6020 | 9724 | 6020 | 19750 | 36o11'24" | 72o22'12" | y |
| 23 | Chakholi Zom | Chakholi Zom | 9712 | 6020 | 19750 | 36o06'36" | 72o15'36" | y |
| 24 | Phargam Zom I | P 6103 | 9726 | 6000 | 19684 | 36o11'24" | 72o21'36" | y |
| 25 | Phargam Zom II | P 6086 | 9725 | 6000 | 19684 | 36o10'48" | 72o21'36" | y |
| 26 | P 6010 | P 6010 | 9723 | 6000 | 19684 | 36o11'24" | 72o22'12" | y |
| 27 | Buni Zom IV | Buni Zom IV | 9722 | 6000 | 19684 | 36o12'00" | 72o21'36" | |
| 28 | P c6000 | P c6000 | 9706 | 6000 | 19684 | 36o12'00" | 72o21'36" | |
| 29 | Harambit Zom | P 6031 | 9720 | 5997 | 19674 | 35o48'36" | 72o16'48" |