Gyachung Kang

Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Highest point
Elevation7,952 m (26,089 ft)
Ranked 15th
Prominence700 m (2,300 ft)
Coordinates28°05′53″N 86°44′32″E / 28.09806°N 86.74222°E / 28.09806; 86.74222
Geography
60km
37miles
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
India
China
45
The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).[1]
Legend
Location on China - Nepal border
CountriesNepal and China
Parent rangeMahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent1964 by a Japanese team[2][3]
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

Gyachung Kang (Nepali: ग्याचुङ्काङ, Gyāchung Kāng; Chinese: 格重康峰; pinyin: Géchóngkāng Fēng) is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and China. As the 15th highest peak in the world, it is also the co highest peak (with Gasherbrum III) that is not an eight-thousander; hence, it is far less well-known than the lowest of the eight-thousanders, which are only about 100 m (328 ft) higher. The peak's lack of significant prominence (700 m) also contributes to its relative obscurity.

Climbing history

The mountain was first climbed on April 10, 1964, by Y. Kato, K. Sakaizawa, Pasang Phutar, K. Machida and K. Yasuhisa.[3]

The north face was first climbed in 1999 by a Slovene expedition,[4] and was repeated by Yasushi Yamanoi in 2002.[5]

View

Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. (The names on the photo are links to corresponding pages.)

References

  1. ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Japanese Team Conquers 25,910‐Foot Himalaya Peak". NY Times. April 19, 1964. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Asia, Nepal, Gyachung Kang". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. 14 (2). American Alpine Club: 462. 1965. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  4. ^ "Gyachung Kang". Feature Article. American Alpine Journal. 42 (74). American Alpine Club. 2000. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  5. ^ Nakamura, Tamotsu (2003). "Gyachung Kang, North Face, Second Ascent of Slovenian Route". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. 77 (45). American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

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