Kangphu Kang

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Kangphu Kang I.
height 7204  m
location Gasa ( Bhutan ), Tibet ( PR China )
Mountains Himalayas
Dominance 11.81 km →  Tongshanjiabu
Notch height 1204 m ↓  (6000 m)
Coordinates 28 ° 9 '22 "  N , 90 ° 4' 23"  O Coordinates: 28 ° 9 '22 "  N , 90 ° 4' 23"  O
Kangphu Kang (Bhutan)
Kangphu Kang
First ascent September 29, 2002 by a South Korean. expedition
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The Kangphu Kang (also Kangphu Kang I or Shimokangri ) is a mountain in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Bhutan and Tibet .

The Kangphu Kang has a height of 7204  m . The mountain is located in a politically controversial area 195 km east-northeast of Kangchenjunga .

On September 29, 2002, a South Korean expedition (Nam Yong Mo, Li Ji Ryue, Li Fua Fun, Kim Ze Yong and Chuen Oir) made the first ascent of Kangphu Kang. The ascent route led over the north wall to the southwest ridge and on to the summit.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. AAJ: Shimokangri, First Ascent
  2. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index