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Encyclopedia > Chomo Lhari
Chomolhari
Elevation: 7,314 metres (23,997 feet)
Coordinates: 27°50′ N 89°16′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=27_50_N_89_16_E_type:mountain)
Location: Bhutan-Tibet
Range: Himalaya
First ascent: 1937
Easiest route:

Chomolhari is a mountain of the Himalaya straddling the border between Bhutan and Tibet. The name means Mountain of the Goddess in the Tibetan language. The mountain is sacred to Tibetan Buddhists who make an annual pilgrimmage from Phari Dsong. The north face rises over 2700 metres (9,000 ft) above the barren plains. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... This article is on Historic Tibet. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... This article is on Historic Tibet. ... The Tibetan language is typically classified as member of the Tibeto-Burman which in turn is thought by some to be a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ...


The first ascent was made in 1937 by Spenser Chapman and Dawa Lama.


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Beautiful New Routes in Tibet (851 words)
Marko Prezelj and Boris Lorencic capped an extremely successful Slovenian expedition to the Tibet-Bhutan frontier by climbing the spectacular Northwest Pillar of Chomo Lhari (ca.
The expedition also climbed a 6,000-foot snow and ice couloir on the north wall of Chomo Lhari, left of the pillar, as well as 22,000-foot Jangmo Gopsha.
Dates of Ascents: North Face of Chomo Lhari, summit reached October 14, 2006; Northwest Pillar of Chomo Lhari, summit reached October 16, 2006
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