Kanchenjunga South Peak is a 8,476 m high subsidiary peak of Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.
The summit is located in the Himalayan range, on the border between Nepal and India. A ridge leads north over the middle peak to the main peak of Kangchenjunga. To the east, a ridge branches off to Zemu Kang (7,730 m). To the south, the ridge continues over Hogsback Peak (7,379 m) and Talung (7,349 m) to Kabru.
Mountaineering
editThe mountain has rarely been climbed, with only six expeditions counted by the Himalayan Database as of 2024.[2]
The first ascent of Kanchenjunga South took place in 1978, 23 years after the first successful summit of the main peak. It was climbed by a Polish team consisting of Eugeniusz Chrobak and Wojciech Wróż.[3][4]
In 1989, the mountain was climbed for the first time without supplemental oxygen by a Russian team led by Eduard Myslovsky.[5][2]
In 1991, Marko Prezelj and Andrej Štremfelj successfully summitted Kangchenjunga South by its Southwest ridge, in alpine style.[6] After a challenging climb, they reached the summit on April 30.[7] The following year, the pair were awarded the inaugural Piolets d’Or for their successful ascent.[8][9]
In 2012, Kanchenjunga South was first summitted in Winter, when it was climbed by German Philipp Kunz and his team of four Sherpas, Tshering Dorje Sherpa, Kami Chiriri Lama, Lhakpa Wangel Sherpa, and Nima Ongdi Sherpa. The team reached the summit on February 15. Supplementary oxygen was not used in the ascent, and the expedition took 15 days in total.[2]
See also
edit- Yalung Kang (Kangchenjunga West)
- Kangbachen
External links
edit- Nepal Himal Peak Profile[10]
- Kangchenjunga South, Nepal/India on Peakbagger
References
edit- ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Himalayan Database Online". The Himalayan Database. Ann Arbor.
- ^ "Eugeniusz Chrobak (1939-1989) – marzenia to nie projekty" (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ pisze, 3 czerwca odsłonięcie tablic pamiątkowych pod Osterwą. "Wojtek Wróż – 25 rocznica śmierci" (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Annapurna, Kris (2023-03-05). "Kangchenjunga 1991: 'See and Remember, Do and Understand' » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "The HJ/48/4 SLOVENE KANGCHENJUNGA EXPEDITION, 1991". The HJ/48/4 SLOVENE KANGCHENJUNGA EXPEDITION, 1991. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "AAC Publications - Slovene Kangchenjunga Expedition". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ gripped (2018-06-11). "2018 Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement to Andrej Štremfelj". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ Nestler, Stefan (2023-09-22). "Pioneer and mentor: Marko Prezelj receives the Paul Preuss Prize". Adventure Mountain. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Kanchenjunga South". www.nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2024-07-13.