First ascent of Gasherbrum I
- Who
- Andrew J Kauffman, Peter K Schoening
- What
- First
- Where
- Pakistan
- When
- 05 July 1958
On 5 July 1958, Andrew J Kauffman and Peter K Schoening (both USA) successfully summited Gasherbrum I, the first people to do so. The 8,080-m (26,509-ft) mountain is located on the Pakistan-China border and is the eleventh highest mountain on Earth.