Labuche Kang
| Labuche Kang | |
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| File:Labuche Kang and Shishapangma from Cho Oyu.jpg Labuche Kang (Centre) and Shishapangma (left) as seen from Cho Oyu | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,367 m (24,170 ft)[1] Ranked 75th |
| Prominence | 1,957 m (6,421 ft)[1] |
| Listing | |
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| Country | China |
| Region | Tibet |
| Parent range | Labuche Himal, Himalaya |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | October 26, 1987 by A. Deuchi, H. Furukawa, K. Sudo (Japanese); Diaqiog, Gyala, Lhaji, Wanjia (Chinese)[2] |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: glacier/snow climb |
Labuche Kang (or Lapche Kang, Lobuche Kang I, Choksiam) is a northern outlier of the Himalayas inside Tibet. It rises northwest of Rolwaling Himal and east of Shishapangma. The peak belongs to a little-known section of the Himalaya variously called Labuche Himal, Pamari Himal and Lapchi Kang[3] that extends from the valley of the Tamakosi River west to the valley of the Sun Kosi and Nyalam Tong La pass where Arniko-Friendship Highway cross the Himalaya. This section extends south into Nepal east of Arniko Highway. It is wholly within the catchment of the Kosi, a Ganges tributary.
Labuche Kang was first climbed in 1987 by a Sino-Japanese expedition, via the West Ridge.[2] No other attempts are recorded[4] until September 2010 when American climber Joe Puryear fell to his death during an unsuccessful attempt.[5]
See also
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