Gyachung Kang

Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Highest point
Elevation7,952 m (26,089 ft)
Ranked 15th
Prominence700 m (2,300 ft)
Isolation8.24 km (5.12 mi) 
Coordinates28°05′53″N 86°44′32″E / 28.09806°N 86.74222°E / 28.09806; 86.74222
Geography
Gyachung Kang is located in Koshi Province
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Location on China - Nepal border
Gyachung Kang is located in Tibetan Plateau
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang (Tibetan Plateau)
Gyachung Kang is located in Nepal
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang (Nepal)
LocationNepal - China
Parent rangeMahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent1964 by a Japanese team[1]
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb
A map commemorating the All Japan Mountaineering Federation's 1964 expedition and successful summit of Gyachung Kang.

Gyachung Kang (Nepali: ग्याचुङ्काङ, Gyāchung Kāng; Chinese: 格重康峰; pinyin: Géchóngkāng Fēng) is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and China. As the 15th highest peak in the world, it is also the co highest peak (with Gasherbrum III) that is not 8000 metres tall; hence, it is far less well-known than the lowest of the eight-thousanders, which are only about 100 m (328 ft) higher. The peak's lack of significant prominence (700 m) also contributes to its relative obscurity.

Climbing history

The mountain was first climbed on April 10, 1964, by Y. Kato, K. Sakaizawa, Pasang Phutar, K. Machida and K. Yasuhisa.

The north face was first climbed in 1999 by a Slovene expedition and was repeated by Yasushi Yamanoi in 2002.

View

Chomo LonzoMakaluEverestTibetan PlateauRong River (Tibet)ChangtseRongbuk GlacierNorth Face (Everest)East Rongbuk GlacierNorth Col north ridge routeLhotseNuptseSouth Col routeGyachung KangCho OyuFile:Himalaya annotated.jpg
Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. (The names on the photo are links to corresponding pages.)

References

  1. ^ "Japanese Team Conquers 25,910‐Foot Himalaya Peak". NY Times. April 19, 1964. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018.

Further reading

  • Dahlman, Chris (2021). This Is Gyachung: The Story of Seiko's First Professional Mountaineer's Watch.

External links

  • Slovene Gyachung Kang '99 Expedition at MountainZone.com
  • Costly success on Gyachung Kang
  • Report on the first ascent 1964 by Yukihiko Kato (in Japanese)
  • Gyachung Kang Virtual Aerial Video
  • New research in This Is Gyachung proves that Seiko's first professional watch came earlier than we had previously thought. (hodinkee.com)
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