Gamlang Razi

Gamlang Razi
ဂမ်လန်ရာဇီ
Gamlang Razi

Location in Myanmar (on the border with China)

Highest point
Elevation 5,870 m (19,260 ft) [1]
Coordinates 28°18′21.2″N 97°28′04.6″E / 28.305889°N 97.467944°E / 28.305889; 97.467944Coordinates: 28°18′21.2″N 97°28′04.6″E / 28.305889°N 97.467944°E / 28.305889; 97.467944 [2]
Geography
Location Kachin, Myanmar
Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Parent range Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent

7 September 2013 by Eric Daft, Mark Fisher, Chris Nance, Andy Tyson, Molly Loomis Tyson (all U.S.) and

Pyae Phyo Aung (Myanmar)[3]
Easiest route snow/ice climb

Gamlang Razi (Burmese: ဂမ်လန်ရာဇီ) is possibly[4] Southeast Asia's highest mountain, located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin. It is in Khakaborazi National Park and part of the Himalayas.[5] The mountain lies on the border of Myanmar and China, 15 km from the border tri-point with India. The 5881-m high Hkakabo Razi is located 6.6 km ENE from Gamlang Razi.[6] It has year-round snow and glaciers. Mt. Gamlang Razi rock type is granite, according to the Department of Geological Survey of Myanmar.[7]

Climbing history

Andy Tyson (1968–2015) led the first ascent in 2013.[3] The team consisted of five American climbers as well as two Burmese climbers from the Technical Climbing Club of Myanmar (TCCM). The expedition was mainly sponsored by the Htoo Foundation.[8] The path to the base camp passes through several rainforests and streams. In favorable weather, it typically takes about two weeks to the base camp.

Possibly the highest peak in Southeast Asia

Gamlang Razi has been measured at 5,870 ±2 m (19,259 ft). It makes the highest mountain in Southeast Asia whose height has been measured exactly by GPS. Hkakabo Razi has not yet been measured via GPS. However, Hkakabo Razi may still be the highest peak according to a recent expedition to that peak. Though the expedition team reached only to 5742 m (18,840 ft), they estimated that Hkakabo Razi's summit to be another 240 m (800 ft) higher.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ASIAN Geographic No.104 Issue 3/2014 GREAT FORESTS AND MOUNTAINS OF ASIA
  2. ↑ http://blog.junipersys.com/gamlang-razi-elevation/#comment-108
  3. 1 2 Andy Tyson, Gamlang Razi. A first ascent in Myanmar's mysterious mountains., The American Alpine Journal, 56, page 45 (2014)
  4. ↑ "attempt of a team of The North Face and National Geographic explorers supported by a NGS Expeditions Council Grant to definitively solve the mystery of which is taller".
  5. ↑ "Khakaborazi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/gamlang.razi.9
  7. ↑ Ministry of Agri & Irra under Survey Dept. First Edition: 2008 Myanmar
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/gamlang.razi.9
  9. ↑ http://news-beta.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/150116-burma-climb-myanmar-hkakabo-razi/

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