Gyachung Kang (Nepali: ग्याचुङ्काङ, Gyāchung Kāng; Chinese: 格重康峰; pinyin: Gézhòngkāng Fēng) is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas, and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and China. As the fifteenth-highest peak in the world, it is also the highest peak that is not eight thousand metres tall; hence, it is far less well-known than the lowest of the eight-thousanders, which are only about 100 m (328 ft) higher. The peak's lack of significant prominence (700 m) also contributes to its relative obscurity.

Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang
Highest point
Elevation	7,952 m (26,089 ft) Ranked 15th
Prominence	700 m (2,300 ft)
Isolation	8.24 km (5.12 mi)
Coordinates	28°05′53″N 86°44′32″E
Geography
Gyachung Kang Location on China - Nepal border Show map of Province No. 1 Gyachung Kang Gyachung Kang (Tibetan Plateau) Show map of Tibetan Plateau Gyachung Kang Gyachung Kang (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Location	Nepal - China
Parent range	Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	1964 by a Japanese team[1]
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

Climbing history

The mountain was first climbed on April 10, 1964, by Y. Kato, K. Sakaizawa and Pasang Phutar,[1] and on the next day by K. Machida and K. Yasuhisa.

The north face was first climbed in 1999 by a Slovene expedition and was repeated by Yasushi Yamanoi in 2002.

View

Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. (The names on the photo are links to corresponding pages.)

References

Further reading

• Dahlman, Chris (2021). This Is Gyachung: The Story of Seiko's First Professional Mountaineer's Watch.

External links

• Slovene Gyachung Kang '99 Expedition at MountainZone.com
• Costly success on Gyachung Kang
• Report on the first ascent 1964 by Yukihiko Kato (in Japanese)
• Gyachung Kang Virtual Aerial Video
• New research in This Is Gyachung proves that Seiko's first professional watch came earlier than we had previously thought. (hodinkee.com)

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