Kabru
| Kabru III | ||
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 Kabru south summit (right of the center of the picture) and middle summit (right), left the Ratong (left in front of the Kokthang) |
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| height | 7395 m | |
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Taplejung ( Nepal ), North Sikkim ( India ) |
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| Mountains | Kangchenjunga Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 7.4 km → Kangchenjunga South Summit | |
| Notch height | 720 m ↓ ( 6692 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 38 '4 " N , 88 ° 7' 6" E | |
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| First ascent | May 12, 1994 by an Indian army expedition | |
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The Kabru is located in the Himalayas on the border between the Nepalese administrative zone Mechi in the west and Sikkim in India in the east.
summit
The multi-peaked mountain is 7.4 km south of the Kangchenjunga South Summit in the Singalila ridge . The highest peak is the north summit (also Kabru III ) with 7395 m (or 7412 m ). 1.5 km further south is the 7353 m high central peak (also Kabru II , ⊙ ) with a notch height of 113 m and another 1.5 km south rises the 7,317 m high south summit (also Kabru I , ⊙ ) with a notch height of 118 m. The 7,349 m high Talung rises 2.7 km north of the north summit, which is also considered a secondary summit of the Kabru due to its notch height of 409 m. To the south-east of the south summit lies the 6585 m high Kabru Dome , while south-west of the south summit the 6682 m high Rathong rises.
Remarks
The southern summit of Kabru is the southernmost seven-thousand-meter peak on earth.
The mountain name Kabru has the meaning of ka for "white" and bru for "avalanche".
Ascent history
The mountaineers William Woodman Graham, Emil Boss and Ulrich Kauffmann climbed the mountain on October 8, 1883 to just below the north summit. Conrad Reginald Cooke reached the north summit on November 18, 1935, which at that time was still regarded as the highest point of Kabru. An Indian army expedition climbed Summits I, II and III in May 1994. On May 10, 1994 members of the expedition reached the northern summit. On May 12, 1994, the first ascent of Kabru III and the southern summit succeeded.
Web links
- Kabru North, India / Nepal on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Kabru Central, India on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Kabru South, India on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Talung, Nepal / India on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Kabru at Peakware (English)
- Photo by Kabru North at summitpost.org