Ruoni

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Ruoni
Ruoni (left) and Lopchin

Ruoni (left) and Lopchin

height 6882  m
location Tibet ( China )
Mountains Kangri Garpo
Dominance 163.73 km →  Sanglung
Notch height 2444 m ↓  (4438 m)
Coordinates 29 ° 10 '0 "  N , 96 ° 43' 24"  E Coordinates: 29 ° 10 '0 "  N , 96 ° 43' 24"  E
Ruoni (Tibet)
Ruoni
First ascent unclimbed
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The Ruoni ( Chinese  若 尼 峰 , Pinyin Ruò Ní Fēng ; also Bairiga ( Chinese  白日 嘎 , Pinyin Bái Rì Gä ) or Chombo ) is at 6,882  m the highest mountain in Kangri Garpo in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region .

The mountain is located on the border of the two districts Bomê and Zayü . He has not yet been climbed. The 6703  m high Lopchin (also Kangri Garpo II or Ruoni II ) is 4.9 km northwest. The Ata Glacier initially flows north from the north side of the Ruoni, but then turns to the east.

Ascent history

In October 2003 a Japanese expedition tried to climb the Ruoni. Bad weather prevented the group of climbers from climbing.

The neighboring mountain Lopchin was first climbed on November 5, 2009 by two Tibetans who were members of a Sino-Japanese expedition.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
  2. a b AAJ, 2004: Asia, Tibet, Kangri Garpo Range, Mt. Ruoni, Attempt
  3. AAJ, 2010: Lopchin (Kangri Garpo II)