Two New Summits in the Ghujerab: Polish-Pakistani Team Reports First Ascents

A three-member Polish-Pakistani team has concluded an exploratory expedition to the Ghujerab Mountains in the Karakoram of northern Pakistan after reporting first ascents of two previously unclimbed peaks at 5,270 m and 5,349 m.

The team comprised Polish adventurer Jakub Patecki, musician and climber Marcin Pawłowski, and Pakistani high-altitude climber Nazir Sadpara. Their main objective was a higher, approximately 6,059 m peak, but exploration of the surrounding valleys resulted in two other summits before deteriorating weather ended the expedition.

Two Summits in Four Days

On 22 September, 2026, the three climbers reached an unnamed 5,270 m summit, which they believe had not previously been climbed. Announcing the ascent through social media, Patecki wrote:

“We managed to summit our first virgin peak, at 5,270 metres.”

Three days later, on 25 September, 2026, the team climbed another objective from the Yazpurs Valley. According to Pawłowski, they followed an eastern couloir and then the ridge, reaching the 5,349 m summit at 11:42 am.

“ We started from the Yazpurs Valley, climbing the eastern couloir and then the ridge.”

The expedition identifies the mountain as Peak 59 on maps of the Ghujerab region associated with Polish Himalayan cartographer Jerzy Wala and Janusz Majer. The team proposed the name RL9 in honour of Polish footballer Robert Lewandowski, who later congratulated the climbers on social media.

Weather Ends the Main Objective

The team later turned its attention to its main objective: an unnamed peak of approximately 6,059 m. Worsening weather and increasing avalanche danger, however, forced the climbers to abandon the attempt and descend, bringing the expedition to an end with two reported first ascents.

The Ghujerab Mountains have a history of exploratory climbing, including expeditions to the Yazpurs valley system.

Expedition Summary

Region: Ghujerab Mountains, Karakoram, Pakistan
Team: Jakub “Patec” Patecki, Marcin “Pawbeats” Pawłowski, and Nazir Sadpara
Principal Objective: Unnamed peak, approx. 6,059 m
First Summit: Unnamed peak, 5,270 m
Summit Date: 22 September 2026
Summit Members: Patecki, Pawłowski and Sadpara
Second Summit: Peak 59, 5,349 m
Proposed Name: RL9
Summit Date: 25 September 2026
Route: Yazpurs Valley - eastern couloir - ridge
Summit Members: Patecki, Pawłowski, and Sadpara Outcome: Attempt abandoned due to deteriorating weather

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