Thulagi Chuli
Appearance
Thulagi Chuli | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,059 m (23,159 ft) |
Prominence | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
Coordinates | 28°31′39″N 84°31′13″E / 28.52750°N 84.52028°E |
Geography | |
Country | Nepal |
Parent range | Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | First ascent in 2015 by a Russian team |
Thulagi Chuli is a mountain in Mansiri Himal, a high subrange of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal.
Location
[edit]The peak is located at 7,059 m (23,159 ft) above sea level and the prominence is at 699 m (2,293 ft).[1] The southward-flowing Thulagi Glacier separates the Thulagi Chuli from Manaslu, 8,163 m (26,781 ft) to the northeast and the Ngadi Chuli, 7,871 m (25,823 ft) to the east.
Climbing history
[edit]Mountaineers from Russia named Aleksander Gukov, Ivan Dozhdev, Valeriy Shamalo, and Ruslan Kirichenko successfully scaled Thulagi Chuli for the first time in September 2015.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thulagi Chuli - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Russian alpinists claim first ascent of virgin Thulagi Chuli in Nepal". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.