Melungtse
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 The Melungtse from the south. In the back right the main summit, left in front of it the Melungtse II |
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| height | 7181 m | |
| location | Tibet ( PR China ) | |
| Mountains | Rolwaling Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 21.17 km → Nangpai Gosum | |
| Notch height | 1570 m | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 58 '16 " N , 86 ° 26' 15" E | |
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| First ascent | October 23, 1992 by the Slovenes Andrej Štremfelj and Marko Prezelj | |
Melungtse ( Tibetan : Jobo Garu ; Chinese 乔格茹 峰 , Pinyin Qiáogérú Fēng ; other spelling: Menlungtse ) is the highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal in the Himalayas .
It is located in Tingri County in the Xigazê administrative district of the Tibet Autonomous Region , near the border with Nepal . The first ascent took place on October 23, 1992 by the Slovenes Andrej Štremfelj and Marko Prezelj .
The Melungtse massif lies northwest of the Rolwaling main ridge, over which the border between Nepal and China runs. The south face of the Melungtse towers over the valley of the Melung Chu (between Rolwaling ridge and Melungtse), on the elongated summit ridge there are two secondary peaks, including Melungtse II ( 7023 m ). The main summit joins this ridge in the northeast.
The Melungtse II was first climbed in 1988. Chris Bonington , leader of the British expedition, was the first foreigner to receive a permit from the Chinese government. Andy Fanshawe and Alan Hinkes reached the summit on the evening of May 25th and decided not to cross to the main summit, about 2 kilometers away.
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- Chris Bonington: Menlungtse . In: Himalayan Journal 45. (1987-88) , accessed October 11, 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.mounteverest.net with information on the first ascent ( memento of the original from March 21, 2009 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.
- ↑ possibly lower than 7000 meters
