Chamar

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Chamar
height 7165  m
location Gorkha District ( Nepal )
Mountains Serang Himal ( Himalaya )
Dominance 25.51 km →  Yangra Kangri
Notch height 2061 m ↓  (5104 m)
Coordinates 28 ° 33 '18 "  N , 84 ° 56' 39"  E Coordinates: 28 ° 33 '18 "  N , 84 ° 56' 39"  E
Chamar (Gandaki)
Chamar
First ascent 1953 by a New Zealand expedition
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The Chamar is a mountain in the Himalayas in the Nepalese administrative region of Gandaki not far from the border with the autonomous region of Tibet .

The Chamar is a glaciated mountain forms the highest point in the Serang Himal , a mountain group of the Himalayas. The main peak of the Chamar has a height of 7165  m . The next higher mountains are in the Ganesh Himal, 25 km southeast . The eight-thousander Manaslu is 37.5 km further west.

In addition to the main summit, the Chamar also has the southern summit (also Shringi ) ( 7161  m ) one kilometer to the south . Its notch height is 261 m. The state border lies on a secondary summit 2.8 km to the north.

Ascent history

The main summit of the Chamar was first climbed by a New Zealand expedition in 1953.

The southern summit is still considered unclimbed .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index