Mount Gongga
Mount Gongga is a 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) mountain in the Daxue Shan range, in Sichuan China. It is also known as Gongga Shan and Minya Konka.[1] The name Minya Konka means "White Ice Mountain of Minyang".[2] It is the 41st highest mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top were Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore, in 1932.[3] It was not climbed again until 1957.[4]
Elevation | 7,556 m (24,790 ft) Ranked 41st |
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Prominence | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) Ranked 47th |
Listing | Ultra |
Location | |
Location | Sichuan, China |
Range | Daxue Shan (大雪山) |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 28 October 1932 by Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore |
Easiest route | Northwest Ridge |
Mount Gongga is thought of as one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains to climb.[2][5][6] There have been many deaths on the mountain. These include a group of eight Japanese climbers in 1981.[7] Until 1999, more people had died on the mountain than had made it to the top.[8][9]
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References
- ↑ "Gongga Shan, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minya Konka: The Mountain Nobody Knows". eMontana. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Minya Konka Climb". American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Club). 1933. http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12193300100/The-Minya-Konka-Climb. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "1932. Minya Konka (Gongga Shan)". American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Club). 2002. http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200202200/1932-Minya-Konka-Gongga-Shan. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Minya Konka (Gongga Shan)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Trekking Around Gongga Shan—Tallest Peak in Sichuan". China Highlights. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Article on ninemsn.com.au". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ↑ Kelley, Douglass; Murphy, Joseph E. (1983). "Gongga Shan—Minya Konka Revisited". American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Club). http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198304000/Gongga-ShanMinya-Konka-Revisited. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ Macfarlane, Robert (15 October 2012). "Ice, from The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot". Design Observer. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.