Kirat Chuli
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 Kirat Chuli (left) and Nepal Peak (right) |
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| height | 7365 m | |
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Taplejung ( Nepal ), North Sikkim ( India ) |
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| Mountains | Kangchenjunga Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 10.38 km → Kangchenjunga | |
| Notch height | 1168 m ↓ Nepal Gap | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 47 '15 " N , 88 ° 11' 43" E | |
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| First ascent | May 29, 1939 by Ernst Grob , Herbert Paidar and Ludwig Schmaderer | |
The Kirat Chuli (also Tent Peak ) is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Sikkim in India .
The Kirat Chuli, north of the Kangchenjunga massif , has an altitude of 7365 m . It is located in the extreme northeast of Nepal and in the northwest of Sikkim - 10.38 km north of the eight-thousander Kangchenjunga . The mountain lies on a mountain ridge running in north-south direction. The western edge of the Kirat Chuli is Pyramid Glacier , Kangchendzöngagletscher , Ghunsa and Tamor , a swelling of the river Koshi , drained. The glaciers on the north flank ( Changsang glacier ) and on the east flank ( Tent Peak glacier and Nepal Gap glacier ) are drained via Zemu glacier , Zemu , Lachen and Tista .
The Kirat Chuli was first climbed on May 29, 1939 as part of a Swiss-German expedition by Ernst Grob , Herbert Paidar and Ludwig Schmaderer . The ascent route led over the southwestern sub-peak Nepal Peak (7177 m) to the summit.
Web links
- Kirat Chuli on Peakbagger.com (English)