Hillary Peak

Hillary Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,681 metres (25,200 ft) peak in the Himalayas in honour of Edmund Hillary, who made the first ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953.[1]

Hillary Peak
The North Face of Cho Oyu from Tingri in Tibet. The Ngojumba Kang peaks are on the left.
Highest point
Elevation7,681 m (25,200 ft) [1]
Coordinates28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E 
Geography
Hillary Peak
Location in Nepal
LocationSolukhumbu, Nepal
Parent rangeHimalayas

In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains be renamed Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak as part of a batch of summits that would be opened to climbers in 2014. The coordinates given by the government indicate that it is one of a clutch of peaks on the Nepal and Tibet border between Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang, known variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri.[2]

In the fall of 2016, two time Everest summiter Elia Saikaly along with Pasang Kaji Sherpa made an expedition to Hillary Peak.[3] They called off their summit bid due to dangers encountered including rock-falls, bad weather, hidden crevasses, and snow related issues.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The Guardian. 2013-09-06. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. "Government of Nepal officially opens 104 new peaks for montaineering [sic]". 23 May 2014. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  3. "Canadian to Become the First Climber to Summit Hillary Peak on Historic Himalayan Climb". PRWeb. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  4. "Elia Saikaly 'not prepared to die on the mountain,' ends summit bid". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2017-05-24.


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