Loenpo Gang

Loenpo Gang
Loenpo Gang (right) behind Dorje Lhakpa (centre)
Highest point
Elevation	6,979 m (22,897 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,019 m (3,343 ft)
Parent peak	Nyanang Ri
Listing	Mountains of China Mountains of Nepal
Coordinates	28°11′44″N85°47′58″E / 28.19556°N 85.79944°E / 28.19556; 85.79944
Geography
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Countries	Nepal and China
Parent range	Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	May 3, 1962

Loenpo Gang (also known as Lönpo Gang) is a mountain peak in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China. ^[1]

Location

The peak is located at 6,979 m (22,897 ft) above sea level. ^[2] It is part of Jugal Himal range which also consists of following peaks Dorje Lhakpa and Phurbi Chyachu. The prominence is 1,042 m (3,419 ft).

Climbing history

The first attempt on the summit was made in 1957, by a British team from the YRC. ^[3] The team withdrew from the mountain after the leader, Crosby Fox, and two sherpas, Mingma Tensing and Lakpa Norbu, were killed in an avalanche. ^[4]

The first ascent was made on 3 May 1962, by a Japanese team consisting of Tadashi Morita, and Kazunari Yasuhisa. ^[5]

In 1988, a team of South Korean doctors from Chonnam National University Medical School climbed the peak from a new route, and reached the summit on 27 September. The team consisted of Ryong Yoon-Jae, Cho Suk-Phil, Kwon Hyeon, Hong Woon-Ki, Lee Jeong-Hoon, and Kim Soo-Hyeon. ^[6]

References

1. "Loenpo Gang". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
2. "Loenpo Gang". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
3. Watts, Harold G (1958). "Yorkshire Ramblers' Journal" (PDF). Yorkshire Ramblers' Journal. 8 (29).
4. "YRC Nepal Himalayan 1957". Mount Everest Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
5. "Leonpo Gang". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
6. "Asia, Nepal, Loenpo Gang". American Alpine Journal . American Alpine Club. 1988. Retrieved 2022-04-22.