Feb 05 2023
Mukut Parbat (also spelled Mukut Parvat) Mukut Parbat sits on the India-China border, northwest of Kamet and the Abi Gamin mountains on the border of Uttarakhand, India and Tibet, China. The closest peaks to Mukut Parbat are Kamet directly to the southeast and Mana I a little further southeast. Saraswati Parvat I is located a little …
Jan 31 2023
Kangpenqing / Gang Benchhen Located in the Baiku Himalayas of Tibet, China, just north of Nepal and Langtang National Park, is Kangpenqing mountain, also known as Gang Benchhen. Kangpenqing’s parent mountain, Shisha Pangma (aka Shishapangma, Xixiabangma, Gosainthān, 希夏邦马峰), is located to the southeast of the mountain. Other nearby peaks include Tsangbu Ri to the south, …
Jan 21 2023
Porong Ri Porong Ri is located in Tibet, China, just northeast of the Nepal border in the Langtang region of the Himalayan mountain range. The closest peaks to Porong Ri are its parent peak, Shishapangma, to the southeast and Dragmarpo Ri to the southwest. Country: China State/Province: Tibet Mountain Range: Langtang Himalaya Parents: Shishapangma Elevation: 23,924 …
Jan 15 2023
Gyala Peri | Gyalha Bairi Feng (加拉白垒, Jiālābáilěi) Located north of the bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River of southeastern Tibet, China, Gyala Peri is the highest peak of the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan subrange of the Transhimalaya range, although it is also included in Namcha Barwa Himal of the Himalayas. The mountain’s nearby Yarlung Tsangpo …
Jan 02 2023
Siguang Ri Siguang Ri mountain sits just north of the China-Nepal border in the Mahalangur Himalaya range of Tingri County in the city of Shigatse in Tibet, China. It has two subpeaks, Siguang Ri Shar and Siguang Ri Northwest, and is a child mountain of the sixth highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu, which …
Dec 23 2022
Labuche Kang (Lapche Kang, Lobuche Kang I, Choksiam) Located in Tibet, China, Labuche Kang lies in the northern area of the Himalayas, in the Labuche subrange of the Himalayas. Situated just north of Sagarmatha National Park, its closest neighboring peaks are Cho Oyu and Lunag Ri I to the southeast, Phurbi Chyachu and Lönpo Gang …
Jul 12 2021
Shishapangma (Shishma Pangma, Shishapangma, Gosainthan) Shishma Pangma lies entirely within Tibet in the Jugal/Langtang Himal range of the Himalayas, and local Tibetans have some different takes on the mountain’s title. Geologist Toni Hagen says that Shishma Pangma means “grassy plain” or “meadow” (pangma) above a “comb” or a “range” (shisha or chisa) in the local …
Jul 10 2021
Namcha Barwa (Namchabarwa, གནམས་ལྕགས་འབར་བ།, Gnams lcags ‘bar ba, Namjagbarwa, 南迦巴瓦峰, Nánjiābāwǎ Fēng) Namcha Barwa is located in Nyingchi Prefecture in an isolated part of southeastern Tibet that has few outside visitors. Standing inside the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it is a lone peak just east of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon. Guests …
Jul 05 2021
Makalu Makalu is known for being an isolated peak in the shape of a four-sided pyramid. It sits off the path of many of the region’s teahouse trails and is known for being incredibly difficult to climb, even for Edmund Hillary, Everest‘s first summiter, who failed to ascend Makalu twice! The trek to Makalu Base …
Jul 04 2021
Lhotse (ལྷོ་རྩེ) In Tibetan, Lhotse means “South Peak,” likely getting its name from being connected to the South Col, which is a sharp pass between Mount Everest and Lhotse. It is a challenging climb, like Everest, and mountaineers can access both Lhotse and Everest from one base camp if desired. Countries: Nepal, China Lhotse’s summit …
