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Shishapangma Photo Gallery - Drive To North Chinese Base Camp

Drive from Nyalam over the Tong La with views to Shishapangma and Gang Benchen and leave the Friendship Highway to drive to Shishapangma North Base Camp

25 Nyanang Ri, Pungpa Ri and Shishapangma At Sunrise From Nyalam Nyanang Ri (7071m), Pungpa Ri (7445m) and Shishapangma (8012m) shine at sunrise from the Shisha Bangma Hotel in Nyalam.

25 Nyanang Ri, Pungpa Ri and Shishapangma At Sunrise From Nyalam

06 Shishapangma East Face Leads To Summit With Phola Gangchen From Friendship Highway Just After Passing Turnoff To Ngora Between Nyalam And Tong La About 30km after leaving Nyalam just past the turnoff to Ngora there is a beautiful view of Shishapangma. The east face of Shishapangma just to the left of centre leads up to the summit of Shishapangma. The peak in the centre forefront is Phola Gangchen.

06 Shishapangma East Face Leads To Summit With Phola Gangchen From Friendship Highway Just After Passing Turnoff To Ngora Between Nyalam And Tong La

07 Prayer Flags Frame The Tong La On The Road Between Nyalam And Tingri Prayer flags are strewn across the road at the Tong La (5143m), the first of the two passes between Nyalam and Tingri.

07 Prayer Flags Frame The Tong La On The Road Between Nyalam And Tingri

08 Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen, Shishapangma, Porong Ri From Tong La The mountain panorama from the Tong La (5143m) between Nyalam and Tingri includes Pungpa Ri (7445m), Phola Gangchen (7661m), Shishapangma (8012m), and Porong Ri (7292m).

08 Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen, Shishapangma, Porong Ri From Tong La

09 Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Tong La Here is a closer view of Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen, and Shishapangma from the Tong La (5143m) between Nyalam and Tingri.

09 Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Tong La

10 Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Tong La Shishapangma (8012m) is the star mountain visible from the Tong La (5143m) between Nyalam and Tingri. Pungpa Ri is on the far left and Phola Gangchen is the peak just to left of centre.

10 Pungpa Ri, Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Tong La

11 Gang Benchen From Tong La The large mountain to the north west of Shishapangma is Gang Benchen with heights variously given as 7281m, 7295m or 7299m. Gang Benchen was first climbed by an Academic Alpine Club of Kyoto Expedition led by Yoshio Kondo with Riyuko Morimoto, Kozo Matsubayashi, Kazunari Ushida, Shim Koshima, Takao Morito, Goro Hitomi, Kiyoshi Nakagawa and Hiroshi Kondo reaching the summit on April 21, 1982 and Shoichiro Ueo, Takashi Nishiyama and Rikuyo Morimoto reaching the summit the following day.

11 Gang Benchen From Tong La

12 Lobuche Kang III E, Labuche Kang, Labuche Lang II and Colangma From Tong La The Labuche Kang massif is part of a beautiful mountain panorama viewed from the Tong La (also called Yarle Shang La). The Labuche Kang massif is part of the Himalayan range in Tibet, located North-West of Cho Oyu, and half-way between Cho Oyu and Shishapangma. This massif has several summits over 7000m, from left to right Lobuche Kang III East (7250m), Labuche Kang (7367m, also called Lobuche Kang I or Choksiam), the pyramid-shaped Labuche Kang II (7072m) and to the far right Colangma (6952m).

12 Lobuche Kang III E, Labuche Kang, Labuche Lang II and Colangma From Tong La

19 Pemthang Karpo Ri and Nyanang Ri, Porong Ri, Phurephu Ri, Peak 6820 From Tong La Four of the peaks visible from the Tong La between Nyalam and Tingri are Pemthang Karpo Ri (6830m, also called Dome Blanc) and Nyanang Ri (7071m) in the upper left, Porong Ri (7292m) in the upper right, Phurephu Ri (6888m) in the lower left and Peak 6820 in lower right.

19 Pemthang Karpo Ri and Nyanang Ri, Porong Ri, Phurephu Ri, Peak 6820 From Tong La

20 Pemba Rinjii, Pasang, Ngawang, Jerome Ryan, Pemba, Gyan Tamang On Tong La With Shishapangma Behind Here is my 2010 crew on the Tong La with Shishapangma behind: cook Pemba Rinjii, cook’s helper Pasang, Tibetan guide Ngawang, Jerome Ryan, Tibetan driver Pemba, and Nepalese guide Gyan Tamang.

20 Pemba Rinjii, Pasang, Ngawang, Jerome Ryan, Pemba, Gyan Tamang On Tong La With Shishapangma Behind

21 Gang Benchen From Lalung La The road from the Tong La dips slightly and then climbs to the Lalung La (5030m) which has a nice view of Gang Benchen to the northwest.

21 Gang Benchen From Lalung La

01 Gang Benchen View From Just Past Road Junction From Friendship Highway The road from the Lalung La descends and meets the road junction to the north face of Shishapangma and the road to Mount Kailash, again with a good view of Gang Benchen to the northwest.

01 Gang Benchen View From Just Past Road Junction From Friendship Highway

02 Gang Benchen From Between Friendship Highway And Shishapangma Checkpoint We left the Friendship Highway just after the Lalung La and turned west towards Mount Kailash with Gang Benchen ahead.

02 Gang Benchen From Between Friendship Highway And Shishapangma Checkpoint

03 Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Between Friendship Highway And Shishapangma Checkpoint Phola Gangchen (7661m) and Shishapangma (8012m) came into view after we turned off the Friendship Highway and started driving west.

03 Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Between Friendship Highway And Shishapangma Checkpoint

04 Gang Benchen And Our Landcruiser From Between Friendship Highway And Shishapangma Checkpoint Our Landcruiser drives on the road from the Friendship Highway to the west with Gang Benchen ahead.

04 Gang Benchen And Our Landcruiser From Between Friendship Highway And Shishapangma Checkpoint

05 Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma North Face From Just Before Shishapangma Checkpoint Just before reaching Shishapangma Checkpoint, a break in the ridge to the west brought another fine view of Phola Gangchen and the Shishapangma North Face.

05 Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma North Face From Just Before Shishapangma Checkpoint

06 Shishapangma Checkpoint We stopped at Shishapangma Checkpoint (4678m) and showed our papers to proceed to North Base Camp.

06 Shishapangma Checkpoint

07 Lobuche Kang Massif With Lobuche Kang I On Far Right From Shishapangma Checkpoint I looked back at the Labuche Kang massif from Shishapangma Checkpoint. This massif has several summits over 7000m with Labuche Kang (7367m, also called Lobuche Kang I or Choksiam) on the far right.

07 Lobuche Kang Massif With Lobuche Kang I On Far Right From Shishapangma Checkpoint

08 Gang Benchen From Just After Shishapangma Checkpoint Many people confuse Gang Benchen for Shishapangma after leaving Shishapangma Checkpoint because it is the big beautiful mountain dominating the view. Gang Benchen was first climbed by an Academic Alpine Club of Kyoto Expedition led by Yoshio Kondo with Riyuko Morimoto, Kozo Matsubayashi, Kazunari Ushida, Shim Koshima, Takao Morito, Goro Hitomi, Kiyoshi Nakagawa and Hiroshi Kondo reaching the summit on April 21, 1982 and Shoichiro Ueo, Takashi Nishiyama and Rikuyo Morimoto reaching the summit the following day.

08 Gang Benchen From Just After Shishapangma Checkpoint

09 Phola Gangchen, Shishapangma And Porong Ri From After Shishapangma Checkpoint But then after driving a little further from Shishapangma Checkpoint, you can look back to the left west and Phola Gangchen and Shishapangma come into view again with and Porong Ri (7292m) on the far right.

09 Phola Gangchen, Shishapangma And Porong Ri From After Shishapangma Checkpoint

10 Shishapangma North Face From After Shishapangma Checkpoint The Shishapangma North Face comes fully into view as we continue the drive from Shishapangma Checkpoint towards Peiko Tso.

10 Shishapangma North Face From After Shishapangma Checkpoint

11 Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Just Before After Shishapangma Checkpoint Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma continue to dominate the far west horizon as we approach Peiko Tso.

11 Phola Gangchen And Shishapangma From Just Before After Shishapangma Checkpoint

12 Phola Gangchen and Shishapangma Mountain Range To Gang Benchen From Just Before Peiko Tso The mountain range from Phola Gangchen and Shishapangma to Gang Benchen dominates the western horizon from just before Peiko Tso.

12 Phola Gangchen and Shishapangma Mountain Range To Gang Benchen From Just Before Peiko Tso


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