Gasherbrum III is situated between Gasherbrum II
and IV and has a height of
7,952m/26,089ft.
It was the highest unclimbed peak upto 1974,
before a polish ladies expedition, under the
leadership of Mrs. Wanda Rutkiewics, climbed it
on the 11th August, 1975. The leader, along with
Alison Chadwick, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and K.
Zdzitowiecki, reached the top. The party claims
that it was an all ladies expedition. The claim
of which has not been authenticated.
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