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Gyachung Kang



         



Gyachung Kang
Elevation:7,952 metres (26,089 feet)
Latitude:28° 05′ 53″ N
Longitude:86° 44′ 32″ E
Location:Nepal-Tibet
Range:Himalayas
First ascent:1964 by a Japanese team
Easiest route:glacier/snow/ice climb


Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Himalayas, the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201m) and Mount Everest (8,850m).

The mountain was first climbed in 1964 by Y. Kato, K. Sakaizawa and Pasang Phutar of a Japanese expedition.

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