Siniolchu
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| height | 6888 m | |
| location | North Sikkim District ( India ) | |
| Mountains | Kangchenjunga Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 12.55 km → Tangshung Kang | |
| Notch height | 1478 m ↓ ( 5410 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 42 ′ 41 ″ N , 88 ° 19 ′ 4 ″ E | |
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| First ascent | 1936 by Karl Wien and Adolf Göttner | |
| Normal way | glaciated alpine tour | |
The Siniolchu is a mountain in Sikkim (India) in the Himalayas .
It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kangchenjunga massif and is considered one of the most beautiful mountains on earth.
Ascent history
As part of a German Sikkim expedition in 1936, Karl Wien and Adolf Göttner managed the first ascent of the 6,888 m high mountain. The ascent route led over the northwest ridge. The second ascent of Siniolchu also succeeded a German mountaineering group a year later. On September 25, 1937, Ludwig Schmaderer , Herbert Paidar and Ernst Grob as well as the porter Pency reached the summit.
literature
- Paul Bauer : On a customer trip in the Himalayas. Siniolchu and Nanga Parbat - the deed and fate of German mountaineers . Knorr & Hirth, Munich 1937
Web links
Commons : Siniolchu - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Siniolchu on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Photo at summitpost.org
- another photo at summitpost.org
- Photo from 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
- ↑ Asia, Himalayas, India, Siniolchu . AAJ, 1938, vol. 3.