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Loenpo Gang
Loenpo Gang (right) behind Dorje Lhakpa (centre)
Highest point
Elevation6,979 m (22,897 ft)
Prominence1,019 m (3,343 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Parent peakNyanang Ri Edit this on Wikidata
Listing
Coordinates28°11′44″N 85°47′58″E / 28.19556°N 85.79944°E / 28.19556; 85.79944
Geography
Loenpo Gang is located in NepalLoenpo GangLoenpo GangShow map of NepalLoenpo Gang is located in TibetLoenpo GangLoenpo GangShow map of TibetLoenpo Gang is located in ChinaLoenpo GangLoenpo GangShow map of China
CountriesNepal and China
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascentMay 3, 1962

Loenpo Gang (also known as Lönpo Gang) is a mountain peak in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China.

Location

The peak is located at 6,979 m (22,897 ft) above sea level. It is part of Jugal Himal range which also consists of following peaks Dorje Lhakpa and Phurbi Chyachu. The prominence is 1,042 m (3,419 ft).

Climbing history

The first attempt on the summit was made in 1957, by a British team from the YRC. The team withdrew from the mountain after the leader, Crosby Fox, and two sherpas, Mingma Tensing and Lakpa Norbu, were killed in an avalanche.

The first ascent was made on 3 May 1962, by a Japanese team consisting of Tadashi Morita, and Kazunari Yasuhisa.

In 1988, a team of South Korean doctors from Chonnam National University Medical School climbed the peak from a new route, and reached the summit on 27 September. The team consisted of Ryong Yoon-Jae, Cho Suk-Phil, Kwon Hyeon, Hong Woon-Ki, Lee Jeong-Hoon, and Kim Soo-Hyeon.

References

  1. ^ "Loenpo Gang". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  2. "Loenpo Gang". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. Watts, Harold G (1958). "Yorkshire Ramblers' Journal" (PDF). Yorkshire Ramblers' Journal. 8 (29).
  4. "YRC Nepal Himalayan 1957". Mount Everest Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. "Leonpo Gang". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  6. "Asia, Nepal, Loenpo Gang". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 1988. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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