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Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

"The Mountain over the Grassy Plain"

Shishapangma ( Xixabangma, Gosainthan )
 is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world

and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.

It was the last 8,000 metre peak to be climbed,
due to its location within China
and access restrictions to the region
.




Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) 




Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) 




Aerial view of Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Aerial view of Gosainthan

 ( Shisha Pangma ) 




Normal Route of ascent for Shisha Pangma in Tibet - the world's fourteenth highest mountain

Normal Route of ascent

for Shisha Pangma


 


Route of ascent for Shisha Pangma in Tibet - the world's fourteenth highest mountain

Route of ascent

for Shisha Pangma





Advanced Base Camp for Shisha Pangma in Tibet - the world's fourteenth highest mountain

Advanced Base Camp

 for Shisha Pangma




View from Shisha Pangma in Tibet - the world's fourteenth highest mountain

View from Shisha Pangma




Shisha Pangma in Tibet - the world's fourteenth highest mountain

Shisha Pangma from the North

"The Mountain over the Grassy Plain"





Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) 




Aerial view of Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Aerial view of Gosainthan

( Shisha Pangma ) 




Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) 




Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) from advanced base camp

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

from advanced base camp 




Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) and Porong Ri ( 7284m )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

and Porong Ri ( 7284m )




Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) and Porong Ri ( 7284m )

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

and Porong Ri ( 7284m )




The Eight Thousanders - Shisha Pangma in Tibet - the world's fourteenth highest mountain

Shisha Pangma / Gosainthan





Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) on ascent to Ganja La in the Langtang Himal of Nepal

Shisha Pangma / Gosainthan

on ascent to Ganja La in Langtang Himal


 

Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma ) on ascent to Ganja La in the Langtang Himal of Nepal

Shisha Pangma / Gosainthan

on ascent to Ganja La in Langtang Himal





Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

Nyanang Ri ( 7071m ), Pungpa-Ri ( 7445m )

 and Gosainthan ( Shisha Pangma )

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References:







Travel & Guide Books & Maps - Asia:-



On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains All 14 Eight Thousanders - Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka Himalayan Quest - the 8000m Giants World Mountaineering Cho OyuShishmapangma Expedition

Trekking in Tibet Lonely Planet Tibet Footprint Tibet Handbook Fodor: Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan The Tibet Guide Heartlands - Travels in the Tibetan World Hotel on the Roof of the World - 5 years in Tibet Mapping the Tibetan World Sepu Kangri Bonnington

Five Miles High - Houston K2: The Savage Mountain In the Zone - Peter Potterfield K2: Challenging the Sky - DiembergerHIGH: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2K2 The Last Step - American Ascent of K2 K2 - DVD

Lonely Planet: Overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu All 14 Eight-Thousanders: Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka High Achiever: Reinhold MessnerI Chose to Climb: Chris BoningtonHimalayan Climber - Doug ScottThin Air - Encounters in the Himalayas - Doug Scott High Exposure - David Breashears

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Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills Mountain Leadership Handbook of Climbing - Hamish MacInnesSeven Summits - Quest to reach the highest peaks Seven Summits World's most significant ClimbsA Short Walk in the Hindu Kush - Eric NewbyDanziger's Travels

World Mountaineering On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains Mountain Skills Training Handbook Above the Clouds: Diaries of a high altitude mountaineerHimalayan Quest - the 8000m Giants Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Distant Mountains - Encounters with the World's Greatest Mountains









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