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Mount Gongga is a 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) mountain in the Daxue Shan range, in Sichuan China. It is also known as Gongga Shan and Minya Konka.[1] The name Minya Konka means "White Ice Mountain of Minyang".[2] It is the 41st highest mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top were Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore, in 1932.[3] It was not climbed again until 1957.[4]
Mount Gongga | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,556 m (24,790 ft) Ranked 41st |
Prominence | 3,642 m (11,949 ft) Ranked 47th |
Isolation | 661 km (411 mi) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 29°35′45″N 101°52′45″E |
Geography | |
Location | Sichuan, China |
Parent range | Daxue Shan (大雪山) |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 28 October 1932 by Richard Burdsall and Terris Moore |
Easiest route | Northwest Ridge |
Mount Gongga is thought of as one of the hardest and most dangerous mountains to climb.[2][5][6] There have been many deaths on the mountain. These include a group of eight Japanese climbers in 1981.[7] Until 1999, more people had died on the mountain than had made it to the top.[8][9]
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