Hillary Peak (Nepali: हिलारी शिखर) 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]
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.[3] The designated peak in most sources is Ngojumba Kang III at 7,681 m (25,200 ft).[4][5][a]
In the fall of 2016, two time Everest summiter Elia Saikaly along with Pasang Kaji Sherpa made an expedition to Hillary Peak.[6] They called off their summit bid due to dangers encountered including rock-falls, bad weather, hidden crevasses, and snow related issues.[7]
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edit- ^ The original height given by Nepalese government sources of Hillary Peak is 7681 m. The coordinates published by the Nepalese government later in 2014 was 28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E / 28.10667°N 86.71611°E. This almost matches Ngojumba Kang III at 28°06′24″N 86°42′46″E / 28.10667°N 86.71278°E,[4] which some sources give as this height and others adjacent spot heights of 7,684 m (25,210 ft). Sources for Hillary Peak being Ngojumba Kang III are Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and its Himalayan Database reference code is NGO3[5] which appears to be unclimbed but one source has Ngojumba Kang II at 7,743 m (25,404 ft) which is 0.66 km (0.41 mi) away and climbed.[4]
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edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Government of Nepal officially opens 104 new peaks for montaineering [sic]". 23 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ngojumba Kang II, Nepal". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Himalayan Database". Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Canadian to Become the First Climber to Summit Hillary Peak on Historic Himalayan Climb". PRWeb. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Elia Saikaly 'not prepared to die on the mountain,' ends summit bid". Ottawa Citizen. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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