Tenzing Peak

Tenzing Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,916-metre (25,971 ft) peak in the Himalayas in honour of Tenzing Norgay, who made the first ascent of Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953.[1] It is also known variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri.

Tenzing Peak
The North Face of Cho Oyu from Tingri in Tibet. Tenzing Peak is the peak on the left.
Highest point
Elevation7,916 m (25,971 ft)[1]
Coordinates28°06′21″N 86°41′13″E
Geography
Tenzing Peak
Location in Nepal
LocationBorder of Tibet and Nepal
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascentApril 24, 1965 by Naomi Uemura and Pemba Tenzing

In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains on the ridge between Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang be called Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak as part of a batch of new summits that would be opened to climbers in 2014. It is in fact a satellite peak of Cho Oyu.[2]

It was first climbed on 24 April 1965 by Naomi Uemura and Pemba Tenzing as part of a Japanese expedition from the Alpine Club of Meiji University.[3]

References

  1. "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The Guardian. 6 September 2013.
  2. "List of identified peaks located in Nepal". explorehimalaya.com. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. Yoshizawa, Ichiro (1966). "Ngojumba-Ri". American Alpine Journal. 15 (40): 190. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


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