Kangchenjunga West Summit
| Kangchenjunga West Summit (Yalung Kang) | ||
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 Kangchenjunga West Summit, Main Summit, Middle Summit , South Summit (from left to right) |
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| height | 8505 m | |
| location | Taplejung District ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Kangchenjunga Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 1.11 km → Kangchenjunga | |
| Notch height | 135 m ↓ ( 8370 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 42 '19 " N , 88 ° 8' 12" E | |
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| First ascent | May 14, 1973 by Yutaka Ageta and Takao Matsuda | |
The Kangchenjunga West Summit ( English Kanchenjunga West , also known as Yalung Kang ) is a 8505 m high secondary summit of the Kangchenjunga , the third highest mountain in the world located in the Himalayas and at 8,586 m .
The summit is 1.11 km west of the main Kangchenjunga summit. The mountain ridge continues to the west to the Kangbachen . The Kangchendzönga glacier flows on the north flank and the Yalung glacier on the south flank .
The first ascent of the summit took place in 1973 by the Japanese Yutaka Ageta and Takao Matsuda. In 1980 the mountain was climbed for the first time without bottled oxygen.
Web links
Commons : Kangchenjunga West Summit - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Yalung Kang on Peakbagger.com (English)