Machapuchare
| Machhapuchchhre (Machapuchare) | ||
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 Seen from the west, the peak of Machhapuchchhre is reminiscent of a fish tail |
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| height | 6997 m | |
| location | District Kaski ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Annapurna Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Coordinates | 28 ° 29 ′ 45 " N , 83 ° 56 ′ 45" E | |
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| First ascent | There is no official first ascent, but there is a suspected illegal one in the 1980s by New Zealander Bill Denz | |
| Normal way | Climbing was forbidden by the government for religious reasons | |
Machapuchare (also Machhapuchhare , Machhapuchchhre , Nepali माछापुच्छ्रे हिमाल IAST Machhapuchchhre Himal , German , fishtail ' ) is a 6997 m high mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal .
It belongs to the Annapurna massif and is 25 km north of Pokhara . The reason for the name "fishtail" can be seen when looking at the mountain from the west, from where you can see the two peaks.
The Machhapuchchhre is considered to be the seat of the “ Buddha of limitless light”, the Amitabha , and thus a holy mountain .
In 1957 the Englishmen David Cox and Wilfrid Noyce , participants in an expedition led by James OM Roberts , were able to approach the summit over the north ridge up to the last 50 meters. Up until then, the mountain had proven extremely difficult. Here, however, both had to turn around because of the technical difficulties of the last few meters. The mountain, which is sacred to the local population, was banned from climbing in 1964 by the Nepalese king. It was rumored that this was done at the suggestion of the expedition leader James OM Roberts. In the 1980s there is said to have been an illegal first ascent by New Zealander Bill Denz . However, since Bill Denz had a fatal accident on Makalu in 1983 , this is difficult to verify today.
literature
- Wilfrid Noyce: Climbing the Fish's Tail . Book Faith India, Delhi, ISBN 81-7303-100-2
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2007 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.
- ↑ See the description by Dr. Harka Gurung: To climb or not to climb . In: NEPALI TIMES , # 27 (January 26 - February 1, 2001), accessed June 1, 2013.
