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Chang Himal
Chang Himal, also known as Ramthang Chang or Wedge Peak, is a mountain in Nepal. Description Chang Himal is a glaciated summit in the Nepalese Himalayas. It is situated northwest of Kangchenjunga in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Ghunsa River which is a tributary of the Tamur River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,820 metres (5,971 ft) above the Kangchenjunga Glacier in . The first ascent of the summit was made on October 5, 1974, by Janez Gradisar, Bojan Pollak, and Michael Smolej via the southwest ridge.''Chang Himal Overview'' Nepal Himal Peak Profile, Retrieved April 12, 2025. The north face was first climbed October 29 – November 2, 2009, by Nick Bullock and Andy Houseman (1800 m, ED+ M6). Climate |
Kangbachen
Kangbachen is a subsidiary peak of Kangchenjunga in the Nepalese part of the Himalayas. The Kangchenjunga massif's local name translates to "Five treasures of the high snow" in reference to its five peaks, one being Kangbachen. Kangbachen lies on the west ridge of the Kangchenjunga range, in Nepal. It is the smallest of Kangchenjunga's five peaks and the only one less than eight thousand meters (7,903 m). It is also the only one of Kangchenjunga's peaks entirely in Nepal. Kangbachen has rarely been climbed compared to other mountains on the range. It has only had ten recorded expeditions since 1930, and only two successful summits, according to the The Himalayan Database, ''Himalayan Database''. It was first summitted on May 26, 1974, via the southwest ridge by a Polish expedition team, composed of Kazimierz Olech, Wiesław Kłaput, Marek Malatyński, Zbigniew Rubinowski and Wojciech Brański. The second successful summit, by a Yugoslavian team, took place just over four months ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |