The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Nanga Parbat
(nng´g pr´bt) (KEY) , peak, 26,660 ft (8,126 m) high, in the W Himalayas, located in Pakistan-held Azad Kashmir; 7th highest peak in the world. Six expeditionsalmost all ending disastrouslywere sent to climb it. A German-Austrian team led by Herman Buhl finally reached the peak in 1953.