Noshakh is the second highest peak in the Hindu Kush Range (after Tirich Mir) at 7,492 m (24,580 ft). It lies in the Wakhan corridor, Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province. It is the highest point in Afghanistan and is the world’s westernmost 7,000 meter massif. Noshakh (also called Nowshak or Nōshākh; is the second highest peak in the Hindu Kush Range (after Tirich Mir) at 7,492 m (24,580 ft). It lies in the Wakhan corridor, Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province. It is the highest point in Afghanistan and is the world’s westernmost 7,000 meter massif. Noshaq East, Noshaq Central and Noshaq West were first climbed in 1963 by Austrians Dr. Gerald Gruber and Rudolf Pischenger.
The first winter ascent was 13 February 1973 by Tadeusz Piotrowski and Andrzej Zawada, members of a Polish expedition, via the north face. It was the world’s first winter climb of any 7000 m peak. Until now it is the only winter ascent to this summit.