SHISHAPANGMA
SHISHAPANGMA |
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| Other names/spellings | Gosainthan |
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| Elevation (feet) | 26,289 |
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| Elevation (meters) | 8,013 |
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| Location | Langtang Himal |
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| Latitude | 28ƒ 21' N |
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| Longitude | 85ƒ 47' E |
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| Climate | Mountain |
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| Best Climbing Months | April, May (pre-monsoon) |
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| Year First Climbed | 1964 |
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| First Climber(s) | Hsu Ching and his ten-man Chinese party |
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| Convenient Center(s) |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Nearest Major Airport |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Importance | 14th Highest Mountain In The World |
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| Best Trek Season |
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At 8,013 meters, Chinese Tibet's Shishapangma is the world's 14th tallest peak. Six alpinists, Andrew McLean, Alex Lowe, Conrad Anker, Mark Holbrook, Kristoffer Erickson and Hans Saari, will ascend via the Swiss/Polish Route and then make a first ski descent on the route. A film crew led by Kent Harvey, Michael Brown and Dave Bridges will be on hand to produce an NBC documentary of the expedition for The North Face. Shisha Pangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world, the lowest of the 8000 meter peaks. It is a massive peak with a long, steep, craggy southern face. It is the high peak of the Langtang Himal, and looms over its much lower satellite peaks. It is located almost due north of Kathmandu, on the Tibet side of the border. First climbed in 1964, Shisha Pangma was the last 8000 meter peak to be climbed. |
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