The Ge'nyen Massif (), is a mountain in the
Shaluli Mountains
The Shaluli Mountains (), known in Standard Tibetan, Tibetan as Powor Gang, are a large mountain range in western China between the Upper Yangtze (Jinsha) and Yalong River, Yalong Rivers. It is one of the core ranges of the Hengduan Mountains, Hen ...
of western
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
province, China.
With an elevation of , it is the third highest peak in the province. It was first climbed in 1988 by a Japanese team.
The Ge'nyen massif is regarded as the 13th most holy mountain among the 24 holy mountains of
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion. It is also in majo ...
.
is located in a steep valley at the base of the mountain's eastern flank.
Ascents
In 1988, the first recorded ascent of the Genyen Massif was made by a Japanese team.
They were followed by an Italian group who used a new route on the east face.
In autumn 2006,
Christine Boskoff
Christine Boskoff (September 7, 1967 – November 14, 2006 (estimated)) was an American mountaineer.
Early life
Christine Joyce Feld (her maiden name) was the youngest of four children (with three older brothers) of Robin and Joyce Feld. She was ...
(of
Mountain Madness
Mountain Madness is a Seattle-based mountaineering and trekking company. The company specializes in mountain adventure travel and has a training school for mountain and rock climbing.
History
Fischer and Krause
In 1984, Scott Fischer, Wes Kraus ...
adventure company) and
Charlie Fowler
Charlie Fowler (February 18, 1954 - November 14, 2006) was an American mountain climber, writer, and photographer. He was one of North America's most experienced mountain climbers, and successfully climbed many of the world's highest peaks. Al ...
, another well-known American climber and Mountain Madness guide, went missing near Ge'nyen. It was later determined that they had died in an avalanche while climbing near Lenggu Monastery on Ge'nyen Mountain.
See also
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List of Ultras of Tibet, East Asia and neighbouring areas
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Tibet, China, East Asia and neighbouring areas of Burma and India, including South India and Sri Lanka.
Kunlun Mountains and Northeastern Ti ...
References
Ge'nyen
Six-thousanders of the Transhimalayas
Mountains associated with Buddhist monasticism
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