Mount Jitchu Drake

Jichu Drake (pronounced drah kay) is a mountain in the Himalayas, and a companion peak to Mount Jomolhari. Its height is given variously as 6714m, 6789m, 6797m, 6970m or 6989m by various sources. Jitchu Drake has a double summit, with the lower summit to the south.

Jichu Drake
Jichu Drake
Location in Bhutan
Highest point
Elevation6662
Prominence1,000 m (3,300 ft) 
Coordinates27°51′0″N 89°19′0″E 
Naming
English translationangry bird
Geography
Parent rangeHimalaya
Climbing
First ascentMay 1988

Jitchu Drakye is the Tutelary deity of Paro and its environs.[1] It is also known as Kungphu or Ts(h)erim Kang, Shumkang, Jichi Dak Keth (meaning ‘sparrow rock sound’), Tseringegang or Tsheringme Gang (snows of the goddess of long life.[2]

A local story is that the double peak originated because Jitch Drake teased a young girl while she was weaving, resulting in her hitting Jitchu Drake on the head with the tham (the piece of wood used to beat a new line of weft weaved), producing the double peak.[3]

Climbing history
Jitchu Drakye from bridge above Jangothang

The south summit was first climbed by the Austrian expedition of Werner Sucher, Albert Egger, Alois Stuckler, Sepp Mayerl and Toni Ponholzer in May 1983. The first ascent of the higher North summit was in May 1988 by Sharu Prabhu from India, Doug Scott and Victor Saunders from the UK via the south face.[4]

The Italian climbers Giorgio Corradini and Tiziano Nannuzzi were killed during an attempt on the North summit in 1984.

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See also

References
  1. Bhutan - Mountain Fortress of the Gods. Shambhala Publications, Inc. 1997 ISBN 1-57062-352-X. page 162, 171
  2. Bhutan - A Trekker's Guide. Bart Jordan. Cicerone Press. 2008 page 91 ISBN 978 1 85284 553 7
  3. Bart Jordans - Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide Cicerone Press (21 Sep 2005)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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