Gyala Peri (

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: 加拉白垒,

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: ''Jiālābáilěi'') is a peak just beyond the eastern end of the

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at the entrance to

Tsangpo gorge The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the Tsangpo Canyon, the Brahmaputra Canyon or the Tsangpo Gorge ('), is a canyon along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is the deep ...

. It is part of Nyenchen Tanglha Shan, although it is sometimes included in

Namcha Barwa Himal Namcha Barwa Himal, also known as Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex, is the easternmost section of the Himalaya in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India. This section spans 180 km from the headwaters of the Siyom River o ...

of the Himalayas. Gyala Peri lies just north of the Great Bend of the

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, the main river of southeastern

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, which becomes the

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. It is NNW of the higher

Namcha Barwa Namcha Barwa or Namchabarwa (; Chinese: 南迦巴瓦峰, Pinyin: ''Nánjiābāwǎ Fēng'') is a mountain peak lying in Tibet in the region of Pemako. The traditional definition of the Himalaya extending from the Indus River to the Brahmaputra ...

Notable features

Gyala Peri has great vertical relief above the

and is the highest peak of the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan.

Climbing history

The first ascent of Gyala Peri was in 1986, by a Japanese expedition, via the South Ridge. The group spent about 1 months on the mountain. The U.K. Alpine Club's Himalayan Index lists no other ascents.

Gallery

GyalaPeri.JPG, Snow covered Gyala Peri peak in the background seen through 2 other peaks in the foreground, c. October 2011.

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