Namcha Barwa
Namcha Barwa is a 7,782 metres (25,531 ft) mountain in the Himalayas range, in Tibet.[1] It is the 28th highest mountain in the world. From 1976 to 1992, it was the highest unclimbed mountain on Earth.[2][3] The first people to reach the top were Kazuo Yamamoto, Hiroshi Aota, Atsushi Yamamoto, Jiabu, Chirenduoji, and Biamba Zaxi, in 1992.[4][5]
Namcha Barwa Media
Namcha Barwa Himal range, runs 180 km diagonally from bottom left to top right corner, surrounded by the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra River). Naamcha Barwa peak is in the top right at the end of the range. Gyala Peri peak in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan range is just 20 km northwest of Naamcha Barwa peak across the "Great Bend" of Yarlung Tsangpo River surrounding the Naamcha Barwa peak.
References
- ↑ "Namcha Barwa, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ "Namcha Barwa (7782m) : Photos, Diagrams & Topos". summitpost.org. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ Restivo, Michael (4 June 2016). "The World's Great Unclimbed Alpine Projects". The Clymb. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ Ohtsuka, Hiromi (1994). "The First Ascent of Namcha Barwa, the Highest Unclimbed Peak in the World". The Himalayan Journal 50. https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/50/12/article-12-the-first-ascent-of-namcha-barwa-the-highest-unclimbed-peak-in-the-world/. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ Shigehiro, Tsuneo. "Japan China Joint Expedition to Namcha Barwa, 1992". www.jac.or.jp. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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