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 | |
| Elevation | 7,916 m (25,971 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 28°06′21″N 86°41′13″E |
| Geography | |
  Tenzing Peak Location in Nepal | |
| Location | Border of Tibet and Nepal |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | April 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
- "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The Guardian. 6 September 2013.
- "List of identified peaks located in Nepal". explorehimalaya.com. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- Yoshizawa, Ichiro (1966). "Ngojumba-Ri". American Alpine Journal. 15 (40): 190. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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