Yangra (Ganesh I) is the highest peak of the

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, which is a subrange of the

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. Although not an 8,000 metre peak, and little visited, it enjoys great vertical relief over the nearby valleys. __NOTOC__

Location

Yangra, and the entire Ganesh Himal, lie between the Budhi Gandaki and Trisuli Gandaki valleys, northwest of Kathmandu. Yangra lies on the border between

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and

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, and is east-southeast of

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, the nearest 8,000 meter peak.

Climbing history

The Ganesh Himal was first seriously reconnoitered for climbing by H. W. Tilman and party in 1950. The first attempt on the peak was in 1953. The first ascent, in 1955, was by a

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expedition led by

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, via the Southeast Face and Ridge. The ascent was most notable for the presence of a woman,

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, in the summit party, which was very rare at the time. Lambert, Kogan, and Eric Gauchat achieved the summit, but Gauchat fell to his death on the descent. Th
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lists no other ascents of Yangra, although a 1960 attempt reached the East Peak of the mountain.

References

Sources

* H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya," ''

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'' 1985. * Jill Neate, ''High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks'', {{ISBN, 0-89886-238-8
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External links

Himalayan Index

(Corrected versions of SRTM data)

Mountains of the Bagmati Province Mountains of Tibet China–Nepal border International mountains of Asia Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas