Nemjung

Nemjung
Nemjung

Location in Nepal

Highest point
Elevation 7,140 m (23,430 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,920 m (6,300 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 28°44′06″N 84°25′00″E / 28.73500°N 84.41667°E / 28.73500; 84.41667Coordinates: 28°44′06″N 84°25′00″E / 28.73500°N 84.41667°E / 28.73500; 84.41667[1]
Geography
Location Manang District,
Gandaki Zone,
North central Nepal
Parent range Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent

1983 by Nepal and Hirosaki University HIMLUNG HIMAL Joint Expedition

Wataru Saito, Makito Minami, Ken Takahashi(Japanese), Kirkin Lama(Nepalese)
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

Nemjung (also: Himlung Himal) is a mountain in the Himalayas of Nepal. It is located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and about 25 km northwest of the eight-thousander, Manaslu. Its summit has an elevation of 7,140 metres (23,425 ft).

Nemjung was first climbed via the east ridge on October 27, 1983 by a Joint expedition from Nepal and the Hirosaki University Alpine Club led by Junji Kurotaki.[2] Previous attempts had been made in 1963 by a Japanese expedition from the Den Den Kyushu Alpine Club led by Hisachika Zengyou; in 1994 by a British expedition; and in 2009 by a French team.[3] On October 30, 2009 a Japanese team led by climber Osamu Tanabe summitted Nemjung via its previously unclimbed west face and west ridge.[4][5][6]

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