Kuh-e Bandaka

Infobox Mountain
Name = Kuh-e Bandaka
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Elevation = convert|6812|m|ft|0 [http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/afghan.html Afghanistan ultra-prominent peaks on peaklist.org] ] Some sources, e.g. the Himalayan Index, give 6843 metres; the AAJ 1961 article gives 6660 metres.]
Location = Afghanistan
Range = Hindu Kush
Coordinates = coord|36|10|45|N|70|59|00|E|type:mountain
Prominence = convert|2834|m|ft|0|abbr=on
First ascent = 1960 by Wolfgang von Hansemann, Dietrich Hasse, Siegbert Heine, and Johannes WinklerSiegbert Heine, "Berlin Hindu Kush Expedition", "American Alpine Journal", 1961, p. 418.]
Easiest route = Glacier/snow climb
Listing = Ultra

Kuh-e Bandaka (or Kohe Bandaka, Bandako, or incorrectly "Koh-i-Bandakor"Robin Hartshorne, "Bandako", "American Alpine Journal", 1966.] ) is one of the highest peaks of the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan. It is northeast of Kabul and west of Chitral. Separated by a relatively low pass from the core of the Hindu Kush, it is the highest mountain entirely within Afghanistan, and the most topographically prominent peak in all of Afghanistan.

On September 22, 1960, the second German expedition to visit the Hindu Kush made thefirst ascent of Kuh-e Bandaka. The members of the expedition were Wolfgang von Hansemann, Dietrich Hasse, Siegbert Heine, and Johannes Winkler, all from West Berlin; all attained the summit. They made four camps, with their base camp in the Dare-Sachi Valley at an altitude of convert|4100|m|ft|-2|abbr=on. The expedition also made multiple first ascents in the Pagar Valley of the Hindu Kush, and made meteorological and geological observations and sketch maps.

There have been over fifteen subsequent ascents, via a variety of routes; however there have been no recorded ascents since 1977. [http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/ Himalayan Index] (Alpine Club)]

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