Jobo Rinjang
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 View from Cho Oyu base camp to Nangpa La and the Lunag Ri massif. The Jobo Rinjang rises on the far left of the picture. |
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| height | 6778 m | |
| location | Solukhumbu District ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Rolwaling Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 1.8 km → Lunag Ri | |
| Notch height | 178 m ↓ ( 6600 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 2 '33 " N , 86 ° 33' 56" E | |
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| First ascent | April 22, 2009 by Joe Puryear and David Gottlieb | |
The Jobo Rinjang is a peak in the Himalayas in the Rolwaling Himal mountain range .
The 6,778 m high Jobo Rinjang forms a south-eastern secondary peak of the Lunag Ri ( 6,895 m ) and is located on a foothill of the main Himalayan ridge not far from the border with Tibet . A 1.8 km long ice ridge leads from Lunag Ri to the pyramidal summit of Jobo Rinjang. The Cho Oyu ( 8188 m ) is about 11 km northeast. On the southern flank of the Jobo Rinjang flowing Lunaggletscher , on the eastern flank of Nangpagletscher . Both glaciers meet southeast of Jobo Rinjang.
Ascent history
On April 22nd, 2009 Joe Puryear and David Gottlieb reached Jobo Rinjang via the 1700 m high south face. In autumn 2012, Chad Kellogg made the second ascent and the first solo ascent of the summit.
Web links
- Photo at mountainsoftravelphotos.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ planetmountain.com: Jobo Rinjang first ascent by Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb
- ↑ a b explorersweb.com: Chad Kellogg and David Gottlieb return to Lunag Ri (6895m)
- ↑ AAJ, 2010: Jobo Rinjang (6.778m), Ascent and Nomenclature
- ^ AAJ, 2010: Jobo Rinjang, The Alpine-Style First Ascent of a Little-Known Nepalese Peak