Thulagi Chuli is a mountain in Mansiri Himal, a high subrange of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal.
Thulagi Chuli | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,059 m (23,159 ft) |
Prominence | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
Coordinates | 28°31′39″N 84°31′13″E / 28.52750°N 84.52028°E |
Geography | |
Country | Nepal |
Parent range | Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | First ascent in 2015 by a Russian team |
Location
editThe peak is located at 7,059 m (23,159 ft) above sea level and the prominence is at 699 m (2,293 ft).[1] The southward-flowing Thulagi Glacier separates the Thulagi Chuli from Manaslu, 8,163 m (26,781 ft) to the northeast and the Ngadi Chuli, 7,871 m (25,823 ft) to the east.
Climbing history
editMountaineers from Russia named Aleksander Gukov, Ivan Dozhdev, Valeriy Shamalo, and Ruslan Kirichenko successfully scaled Thulagi Chuli for the first time in September 2015.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Thulagi Chuli - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Russian alpinists claim first ascent of virgin Thulagi Chuli in Nepal". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.