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Muztagh Ata: Normal route
From the basecamp (4450m) walk up east on scree and earthy ground - depending on snow conditions you will reach snow at a level of 5000m to 5400m.
Camp 1: at 5400 or just under the Serac at 5600m
Turn around the Serac on the left hand side - climb up to 5900m - from now on there are crevasses - reach a small plateau from where the steepest part (about 38°) of the route starts (ca. 6000m) - Walk up 200m and reach another plateau
Camp 2: at 6200m or slighly further at 6400m
coming up to the plateau of Camp 2 head left - walk up a step reaching 6600 turn slighly right (crevasses) and then straight up
Camp 3: 6800m
to reach the summit it is a rather long flat walk
(some people head for the summit from Camp 2)
It is about 10km from the basecamp to the summit!
Descent as ascent.
- Difficulty: S3 - Medium (<35°)
- Danger/Exposure: UNKNOWN
- Total climb: 3146 m
- Total elevation drop: 3146 m
- Highest altitude: 7546 m
- Lowest altitude: 4400 m
- Extra gear: None
- Lift access: No