Jichu Drake
| Jichu Drake (North Summit) | ||
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| height | 6790 m | |
| location | Thimphu ( Bhutan ), Tibet (PR China) | |
| Mountains | Himalayas | |
| Dominance | 3.96 km → Chomolhari II (eastern sub-peak of Chomolhari) | |
| Notch height | 1000 m ↓ (5790 m) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 51 '10 " N , 89 ° 19' 43" E | |
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| First ascent | May 30, 1988 by Doug Scott , Victor Saunders and Sharu Prabhu | |
The Jichu Drake (also Jitchu Drake ) is a mountain in the eastern main ridge of the Himalayas on the border between Bhutan and the Tibet Autonomous Region .
In the past, the Jichu Drake was often incorrectly referred to as Tserim Kang , the name of the neighboring 6532 m high mountain to the east .
Jichu Drake is 6.86 km northeast of Chomolhari ( 7050 m ) on the edge of the Jigme Dorji National Park . The Jichu Drake has a distinctive pyramidal shape. South of the Jichu Drake is the 4890 m Nyele La mountain pass . The southern Jichu Drake Glacier flows on the southern flank and is the headwaters of the Paro Chhu (headwaters of the Wong Chhu ). The eastern flank of the Jichu Drake is drained via the Mo Chhu , the right source river of the Puna Tsang Chhu . The northern slope of Jichu Drake is in the catchment area of the Tibetan lake Duoqing Co .
Jichu Drake has two peaks - a south and a north peak, with the north peak being the higher at 6790 m .
Ascent history
The Jichu Drake was open for ascents from 1983-1996. Technical ascents have not been permitted in Bhutan since 1996.
On May 17, 1983, the following participants of an Austrian expedition reached the southern summit: Werner Sucher , Albert Egger , Alois Stuckler , Sepp Mayerl and Toni Ponholzer .
In May 1984 a Japanese expedition only reached the south summit when attempting to climb the north summit.
On September 15, 1984, Giorgio Corradini and Tiziano Nannuzzi, members of an Italian expedition, had an accident on Jichu Drake.
On May 30, 1988, Doug Scott , Victor Saunders and Sharu Prabhu finally managed to climb the south summit and then the first ascent of the north summit.
Web links
- Photo at summitpost.org
- Information at summitpost.org
- Earth Tour at google.maps