Gyala Peri
| Gyala Peri | |
|---|---|
Ultra | |
| Coordinates | 29°48′51″N 94°58′06″E / 29.81417°N 94.96833°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Gyala Peri Location in eastern Tibet Autonomous Region  Gyala Peri Gyala Peri (Tibet) | |
| Location | China Nyenchen Tanglha Shan |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | October 31, 1986 by Y. Hashimoto, H. Imamura, Y. Ogata.[2] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Gyala Peri (
Nyenchen Tanglha Shan,[3] although it is sometimes included in Namcha Barwa Himal
of the Himalayas.
Gyala Peri lies just north of the Great Bend of the
Brahmaputra in India. It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) NNW of the higher Namcha Barwa
.
Notable features
Gyala Peri has great vertical relief above the
Nyenchen Tanglha Shan.[3]
Climbing history
The first ascent of Gyala Peri was in 1986, by a Japanese expedition, via the South Ridge. The group spent about 11⁄2 months on the mountain.[2] The U.K. Alpine Club's Himalayan Index[4] lists no other ascents.
Gallery
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Snow covered Gyala Peri peak in the background seen through 2 other peaks in the foreground, c. October 2011.
See also
- Geology of the Himalaya
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "China I: Tibet - Xizang". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ a b Yoshio Ogata (1991). "A secret mountain". Himalayan Journal. 49. Mumbai: Himalayan Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Nyainqêntanglha Shan". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ "Himalayan Index". London: Alpine Club. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
Other sources
- Neate, Jill (1990). High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7,000 Metre Peaks. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-238-8.
- Namcha Barwa, NH 46-12 (Map). 1:250,000. U.S. Army Map Service. 1955. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- "Gyala Peri, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
External links
- Gyala Peri Virtual Aerial Video Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine