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Pathibara
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Highest point
Elevation7123
Coordinates27°49′15″N 88°10′22″E / 27.82083°N 88.17278°E / 27.82083; 88.17278
Geography
CountryNepal
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascentIndo-Japanese Team, 1993

Pathibara (also known as Pathibara Chuli, Pyramid Peak, and Sphinx) is a mountain peak located on the border of Nepal and North Sikkim, India.

Location

The peak is located at 7,123 m (23,369 ft) above sea level on western rim of the Lhonak valley, roughly 4 kilometers north of Kirat Chuli and 12 kilometers north of Kangchenjunga. And 4 km towards north, Langpo is situated at 6,965 m (22,851 ft). Along the northern flank of Pathibara, the Western Langpo Glacier flows towards the west.

Climbing history

On 24–26 April 1993, an Indo-Japanese expedition made the first ascent of Pathibara. The team consisted of Hiroshi Iwazaki, Nobuhiro Shingo, Yoshio Ogata, Jot Singh Bhundari, Sunder Singh Martolia, Lopsang Sherpa and Purba Lepcha.

Slovenians Boris Lorencic and Miha Valic were the first to climb Pathibara from the Nepalese side in October 2007.

References

  1. "Patibhara (Pyramid Peak)". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  2. "Pathibhara - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. ^ "The HJ/50/22 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES 2 INDO-JAPANESE PATHIBARA EXPEDITION, 1993". The HJ/50/22 EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES 2 INDO-JAPANESE PATHIBARA EXPEDITION, 1993. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  4. "Slovenian Developments on the Pangpema Plateau - Alpinist.com". www.alpinist.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.


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