Rimo Kangri III

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Rimo Kangri III
height 7233  m
location Ladakh ( India )
Mountains Rimo Muztagh ( Karakoram )
Dominance 2.28 km →  Rimo Kangri II
Notch height 615 m
Coordinates 35 ° 22 '30 "  N , 77 ° 21' 42"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 22 '30 "  N , 77 ° 21' 42"  E
Rimo Kangri III (Karakoram)
Rimo Kangri III
First ascent July 14, 1985 by Dave Wilkinson and Jim Fotheringham
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The Rimo Kangri III (also Rimo III ) is a mountain in the Rimo Muztagh in the eastern part of the Karakoram in the Indian union territory of Ladakh .

location

The Rimo Kangri III has a height of 7233  m . It is located about 2.4 km north of the Rimo Kangri I (7385 m) and its secondary peak Rimo Kangri II ( 7373  m ), with which it is connected by a ridge. The notch height is 615 m. The Middle Rimo Glacier lies on its northern slope and the Southern Rimo Glacier on the southeast slope . The Northern Terong Glacier flows on the southwest slope of the mountain .

Ascent history

The mountain was first climbed on July 14, 1985 by the two Britons Dave Wilkinson and Jim Fotheringham via the northeast ridge.

Minor peaks

The Rimo Kangri III has several secondary peaks:

The 7,169  m high Rimo Kangri IV ( ) is 1.6 km to the east and, due to its low notch height of 329 m, represents a secondary peak.

1.95 km further north-northeast is the 6882 m high Rimo Kangri V ( ) with a notch height of 262 m.

Another 2.59 km north-northwest is the Rimo Kangri VI ( ) with a height of 6846 m and a notch height of 446 m.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
  2. ukclimbing.com
  3. Stephen Venables: Asia, India – Karakoram, Rimo III and Other Peaks in the Terong Basin, Eastern Karakoram . American Alpine Journal, 1986, vol. 28.
  4. Rimo IV, India on Peakbagger.com (English)
  5. Rimo V, India on Peakbagger.com (English)
  6. Rimo VI, India on Peakbagger.com (English)