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Hillary Peak

Coordinates: 28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E / 28.10667°N 86.71611°E / 28.10667; 86.71611
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Hillary Peak
The North Face of Cho Oyu from Tingri in Tibet. The Ngojumba Kang peaks are on the left.
Highest point
Elevation7,681 m (25,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates28°06′24″N 86°42′58″E / 28.10667°N 86.71611°E / 28.10667; 86.71611
Geography
Hillary Peak is located in Nepal
Hillary Peak
Hillary Peak
Location in Nepal
LocationSolukhumbu, Nepal
Parent rangeHimalayas

Hillary Peak (Nepali: हिलारी शिखर) is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,681 metres (25,200 ft) peak in the Himalayas in honour of Edmund Hillary, who made the first ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953.[1]

In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains be renamed Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak as part of a batch of summits that would be opened to climbers in 2014. The coordinates given by the government indicate that it is one of a clutch of peaks on the Nepal and Tibet border between Cho Oyu and Gyachung Kang, known variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri.[2]

In the fall of 2016, two time Everest summiter Elia Saikaly along with Pasang Kaji Sherpa made an expedition to Hillary Peak.[3] They called off their summit bid due to dangers encountered including rock-falls, bad weather, hidden crevasses, and snow related issues.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The Guardian. 2013-09-06. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. ^ "Government of Nepal officially opens 104 new peaks for montaineering [sic]". 23 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Canadian to Become the First Climber to Summit Hillary Peak on Historic Himalayan Climb". PRWeb. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Elia Saikaly 'not prepared to die on the mountain,' ends summit bid". Ottawa Citizen. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.