# New Hard Alpine Climb Took 14 Days

> Three climbers took 14 days to climb a new 1,400-metre route on Pakistan’s Koz Sar.
- Title: New Hard Alpine Climb Took 14 Days · Gripped Magazine
- Summary: Three climbers took 14 days to climb a new 1,400-metre route on Pakistan’s Koz Sar. Takaaki Nagato, Ryo Masumoto and Hiroki Yamamoto completed a 14-day climb…
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- Source: Gripped Magazine — https://gripped.com/news/new-hard-alpine-climb-took-14-days-to-establish
- Author: gripped
- Published: 2026-10-04T12:47:23+00:00
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- Topics: takaaki nagato, ryo masumoto, hiroki yamamoto, koz sar, batura muztagh, pakistan, alpine climbing, 14 days
## New Route on Koz Sar
Takaaki Nagato, Ryo Masumoto and Hiroki Yamamoto climbed a difficult 1,400-metre route on the south face of Koz Sar in Pakistan’s Batura Muztagh range.
## 14-Day Expedition
The team reached the summit on August twenty-third after 14 days of climbing in capsule style, establishing six camps on portaledges.
## Summit Timeline
They spent two additional days descending, completing the expedition between August sixteenth and thirty-first.
## Koz Sar Location
Koz Sar lies in the remote far northwest of the Karakoram, in Gilgit-Baltistan, near the Karambar Valley and close to the Afghan border.
## First Ascent History
The first recorded attempt on Koz Sar was in 1993 by an Anglo-Irish expedition, with the first ascent achieved by a Japanese team in 1999.
## Yamamoto’s Record
Hiroki Yamamoto added another major achievement to his record after being nominated for a Piolet d’Or last year for climbing Pholesobi Peak in Nepal.
## Key takeaway

Takaaki Nagato, Ryo Masumoto and Hiroki Yamamoto completed a 14-day climb of a new 1,400-metre route on Koz Sar in Pakistan’s Batura Muztagh range.