The Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral, in the Hindu Raj range of Pakistan. Buni Zom (main) is the highest peak of the group with an elevation of . It is located about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the town of Chitral, and about 50 km (30 mi) east of Tirich Mir (7,708 m), the highest peak in the Hindu Kush.
In 1957, the New Zealanders W.K.A. Berry and C.H. Tyndale-Biscoe accomplished the first ascent of the Main Peak of Buni Zom from the steep razorlike north ridgeNew Zealand Alpine Journal 17, 1958, page 283-292. However the Himalayan Index reports this ascent as having taken the Southwest Ridge. The second ascent was in 1975 by Japanese Masao Okabe, Hideo Sato and Shigeru TabeAmerican Alpine Journal 1976, Vol 20, Issue 50. pp 458 and third ascent was in 1979 by Americans Joe Reinhard and Richard J. IsherwoodAmerican Alpine Journal 1980, Vol 22, Issue 53. pp 654 both from south face.
The Buni Zom group has many other peaks, some of which have been climbed. There are 12 peaks over in the Buni Zom group which are unclimbed Himalayan Index.
Peaks of the Buni Zom Group Following is a list of the peaks over 6,000 meters in the Buni Zom group, from the Himalayan Index. The first ascent of the peak named Buni Zom SS or 6MT or P6110 was by Nikolas Kroupis and George Voutiropoulos on 31 July 2007.Alpinist Newswire This climb is not yet recorded in the Himalayan Index,Himalayan Index but the article is published in American Alpine Journal.The American Alpine Journal 2008, The World's Most Significant Climbs, American Alpine Club, Vol. 50, Issue 82, 2008, pp 319-321.
NoPreferred NameNameNumberHt. m.Ht.ft.LatitudeLongitudeClimbed?1Buni ZomBuni Zom970165422146336°09'00"72°19'12"y2Awi ZomAwi Zom970764842127236°11'24"72°24'00"y3Rahman ZomRaman Zom970863502083336°15'00"72°21'36" y4Buni Zom NBuni Zom N970263382079336°10'12"72°19'12"y5Ghochhar SarGochohar Sar971762492050135°54'00"72°17'24"y6Gordoghan ZomGordoghan Zom970962402047236°09'00"72°22'48"y7Buni Zom SBuni Zom S970562202040636°09'00"72°19'12"y8Shachio Kuh ZomShachio Kuh Zom971962152039035°53'24"72°15'00"y9P c6200P c6200971862002034035°54'36"72°16'48"10Gordoghan Zom IIIGordoghan Zom III61562019236°09'00"72°22'00"y11Ghochhar Sar SGhochhar Sar S972761502017635°54'00"72°16'48"12Buni Zom IIBuni Zom II970361472016736°10'48"72°19'48"y13Buni Zom SS6MT - P 6110971161102004536°07'12"72°19'12"y14Rinzho ZomRinz Ho Zom M971461002001236°01'12"72°18'00"15Rinzho Zom ERinzho Zom E971560801994736°01'12"72°18'36"16Rinzho Zom WRinz Ho Zom W971360681990736°01'12"72°16'48"17Rinzho Zom MDRinzho Zom MD972860501984836°00'36"72°17'24"18Thalo ZomThalo Zom972160501984835°47'24"72°16'48"19Buni Zom IIIBuni Zom III970460501984836°10'12"72°20'24"y20Gordoghan Zom IIGordoghen Zom II971060481984236°08'24"72°23'24"21Tunyush ZomTonyush Zom971660231976035°59'24"72°13'48"22P 6020P 6020972460201975036°11'24"72°22'12"y23Chakholi ZomChakholi Zom971260201975036°06'36"72°15'36"y24Phargam Zom IP 6103972660001968436°11'24"72°21'36"y25Phargam Zom IIP 6086972560001968436°10'48"72°21'36"y26P 6010P 6010972360001968436°11'24"72°22'12"y27Buni Zom IVBuni Zom IV972260001968436°12'00"72°21'36"28P c6000P c6000970660001968436°12'00"72°21'36"29Harambit ZomP 6031972059971967435°48'36"72°16'48"
See also Buni Hindu Raj List of mountains in Pakistan List of ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush
Notes and references
External links SummitPost Buni Zom Page 2002 Expedition Report 2004 Expedition Report 2007 Expedition Report, First Ascent of peak 6MT Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth