Golden jubilee of broad peak

In June 2007 Pakistan celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Broad Peak First Ascent.The name of BroadPeak was introduced by W.M.Convey a British explorer during his expedition in 1892.The literal translation into the Balti “Phalchan Kangri” Phalchan means Broad.Its longitude is 76°34'25”E and latitude is: 35°48'35 '' N.BroadPeak is the 12th highest mountain in the world. The first ascent was made in 1957 by an Austrian expedition using many of the fixed lines set up by the failed German expedition of 1954. Four members of the Austrian team summited without using oxegen: Hermann Buhl, Fritz Winterstellar, Kurt Diemberger, and Marcus Schmuck. BroadPeak has three seperate summits: Main Summit 8,047 meters, Central Summit 8,016 meters, and North Summit 7,550 meters. The central summit was first climbed in 1975 by six members of a Polish expedition. The north summit was finally acquired in 1983 by an Italian expedition led by Renato Casarotto.