Chalung

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Chalung - Kula
height 6546  m
location Ladakh ( India )
Mountains Thalda Kurmi ( Himalaya )
Dominance 18.58 km →  Chamser Kangri
Coordinates 33 ° 7 '42 "  N , 78 ° 26' 37"  E Coordinates: 33 ° 7 '42 "  N , 78 ° 26' 37"  E
Chalung (Ladakh)
Chalung
First ascent July 11, 1997 by a japan. expedition

The Chalung (or Kula ) is a mountain in the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh .

The Chalung, located in the Rupshu region in the east of Ladakh, is at 6546  m the highest point in the north of the Thalda Kurmi mountain group . A first ascent of Chalung was achieved on July 11, 1997, by a Japanese expedition led by Tsunso Suziki over the northwest ridge.

Individual evidence

  1. alpine-club.org: Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
  2. americanalpineclub.org: Asia, India, Ladakh, Kula, First Ascent