Singu Chuli

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Singu Chuli
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Singu Chuli as viewed from the glacier between Singu and Tharpu Chuli
Highest point
Elevation 6,501 m (21,329 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 504 m (1,654 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Nepal
Coordinates 28°35′14″N83°52′59″E / 28.58722°N 83.88306°E / 28.58722; 83.88306 [2]
Geography
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Singu Chuli
Location in Nepal
Location Annapurna, Nepal
Parent range Annapurna Himal
Climbing
First ascent June 13, 1957 by Wilfrid Noyce & David Cox [3]
Easiest route snow ridge, ice climbing, rock climbing

Singu Chuli (also known as Fluted Peak) is one of the trekking peaks in the Nepali Himalaya range. The peak is located just west of Gangapurna in the Annapurna Himal. Singu Chuli is on a ridgeline originating at Tarke Kang going south. This ridge continues south of Singu Chuli to Tharpu Chuli. A climbing permit from the NMA costs US$350 for a team of up to four members. The peak requires ice climbing equipment.

References

  1. "NMA Peaks". Nepal Mountaineering Association . Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  2. 1 2 Annapurna; Tilicho & Naar-Phu (Map). 1:125,000. Cartography by Himalayan Maphouse Pvt Ltd. Nepa Maps. August 2009. § C4. ISBN   99933-2-307-1.
  3. Climbing the Fish's Tail by Wilfrid Noyce, William Heinemann Ltd, 1958