Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. Shishapangma was the last 8,000 metre peak to be climbed. The Tibetan name means "crest above the grassy plains". Alternate names of Shishapangma include Gosainthan (Sanskrit for "place of the saint"), Xixabangma (Chinese for "bad weather") and Xixabangma Feng.
Shisha Pangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world, the lowest of the 8000 meter peaks. It is a massive peak with a long, steep, craggy southern face. It is the high peak of the Langtang Himal, and looms over its much lower satellite peaks. It is located almost due north of Kathmandu, on the Tibet side of the border. First climbed in 1964, Shisha Pangma was the last 8000 meter peak to be climbed.
Shishapangma was first climbed on May 2, 1964 by Hsu Ching and his ten man Chinese expedition.
On 11 December 2004, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, a French climber, completed the first solo ascent from a new route on the South face.
Approximately 21 people have died climbing Shishapangma. |
