Mount Gongga
highest mountain in Sichuan, China
Mount Gongga is a 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) mountain in the Daxue Shan range, in Sichuan China. It is also known as Gongga Shan and Minya Konka.[1] The name Minya Konka means "White Ice Mountain of Minyang".[2] It is the 41st highest mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top were Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore, in 1932.[3] It was not climbed again until 1957.[4]
| Mount Gongga | |
|---|---|
 Mount Gongga in 2014 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,556 m (24,790 ft) Ranked 41st |
| Prominence | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) Ranked 47th |
| Isolation | 661 km (411 mi)  |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 29°35′45″N 101°52′45″E / 29.59583°N 101.87917°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Gongga Location in Sichuan | |
| Location | Sichuan, China |
| Parent range | Daxue Shan (大雪山) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 28 October 1932 by Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore |
| Easiest route | Northwest Ridge |
Mount Gongga is thought of as one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains to climb.[2][5][6] There have been many deaths on the mountain. These include a group of eight Japanese climbers in 1981.[7] Until 1999, more people had died on the mountain than had made it to the top.[8][9]
References change
- ↑ "Gongga Shan, China". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minya Konka: The Mountain Nobody Knows". eMontana. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Minya Konka Climb". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 1933. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "1932. Minya Konka (Gongga Shan)". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Minya Konka (Gongga Shan)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Trekking Around Gongga Shan—Tallest Peak in Sichuan". China Highlights. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Article on ninemsn.com.au". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ↑ Kelley, Douglass; Murphy, Joseph E. (1983). "Gongga Shan—Minya Konka Revisited". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ Macfarlane, Robert (15 October 2012). "Ice, from The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot". Design Observer. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
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