Mount Gongga

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
Mount Gongga in 2014
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
Mount Gongga Location in Sichuan
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

A map view centred over Mount Gongga

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]