Kyajo Ri

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Kyajo Ri
Kyajo Ri from Machermo

Kyajo Ri of Machermo from

height 6186  m
location Solukhumbu District ( Nepal )
Mountains Mahalangur Himal ( Himalaya )
Dominance 9.41 km →  Cholatse
Notch height 866 m ↓  ( 5320  m )
Coordinates 27 ° 54 ′ 33 "  N , 86 ° 40 ′ 17"  E Coordinates: 27 ° 54 ′ 33 "  N , 86 ° 40 ′ 17"  E
Kyajo Ri (Province No. 1)
Kyajo Ri
First ascent 2002 by Duncan Wilson and Vincent Marche

The Kyajo Ri (also Kyozo Ri ) is a mountain in the western Mahalangur Himal in the Khumbu region in northeastern Nepal .

The 6186  m high mountain forms the highest point in a mountain range that runs between the river valleys of Bhotekoshi in the west and Dudhkoshi in the east. The Kyajo Ri is located at the upper end of a small side valley that extends to the village of Machermo , 4.4 km to the east . The somewhat lower mountain Pharilapcha ( 6017  m ) rises 2.43 km north-northeast .

Since 2002 the Kyajo Ri has been one of the category "A" trekking peaks. The summit was first climbed in 2002 by Duncan Wilson and Vincent Marche. The ascent route led over the south-west saddle.

Web links

Commons : Kyajo Ri  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Nepal Mountaineering Association: Trekking Peaks ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / nepaltrekkingpeaks.org
  2. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index