Karjiang is a mountain in
Tibet Autonomous Region
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, located near the
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border. The highest peak of the Karjiang group is Karjiang I or Karjiang South, with an elevation of ;
it remains
unclimbed.
Other peaks include Karjiang North (7196 m), Karjiang II/Central (7045 m), Karjiang III or Taptol Kangri (6820 m) and the top of the north-eastern shoulder (6400 m).
Attempts
In 1986, a Japanese expedition led by N. Shigo climbed Karjiang II (Central).
Karjiang I remains unclimbed. A
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expedition attempted to climb Karjiang during September–October 2001 without success.
The group consisted of Haroen Schijf, Rudolf van Aken, Pepijn Bink, Court Haegens, Willem Horstmann and Rein-Jan Koolwijk. The group climbed Karjiang III. According to Schijf, Karjiang I looked very steep and difficult to climb, and the bad weather made an attempt too dangerous.
In 2010,
Joe Puryear and David Gottlieb gained the Shipton-Tilman Award to attempt climbing Karjiang. However, they did not receive the necessary permit, and made an attempt to climb
Labuche Kang to the west, during which Puryear died.
Video Karjiang Virtual Aerial Video
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Mountains of Tibet
Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas