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| Everest Expedition |
Mount Everest was known as Peak XV until 1856, when it was named
for Sir George Everest, the surveyor general of India from 1830 to
1843. The measurements made by the Great Trigonometrically Survey in
1850.
Most Nepali people refer to the mountain as Sagarmatha, meaning "Sky
Mother." Speakers of Tibetan languages, including the Sherpa people
of northern Nepal, refer to the Mountain as Chomolungma, Tibetan for
Mother Goddess of the Country."
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| Annapurna Expedition |
In 1948 the formerly closed, secretive nation of Nepal opened its
borders, firstly to a group of American ornithologists, then to a
team of Swiss climbers who, under Rene Dittert, explored the
northeast of the country. In 1949 the French Federation de la
Montagne began negotiations with the Nepalese government for
permission to climb one of the great peaks that stood wholly within
Nepal.
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| Ama Dablam Expedition |
In the heart of the Sherpa Land the local community is considered
the most sacred ornament box is worn by ladies, which is symbolic
representation of the Mt. Ama Dablam. It is a steep pyramid of ice
with vertical walls and sharp, exposed ridges. Ama Dablam forms a
lasting impression on many trekkers in Nepal, as it is perhaps the
most stunning mountain along the popular trekking route to Everest
Base Camp.
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| Cho-Oyu Expedition |
The British Indian Survey did not at first assign Cho Oyu a peak
number. Thogh it was eventually assigned T45 (later changed MI) it
must have originally seemed a minor peak among the giants that
spread across the Nepalese horizon from Makalu to Dhaulagiri.
The name is now invariably to mean 'Goddess of Turquise', the peak
glowing turquoise when seen from Tibet in the light of an afternoon
sun. As goddess is chomo in Tibetan, and turquoise is yu, the
construction of chomo yu to Cho Oyu seems conclusive.
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| Dhaulagiri Expedition |
Peak XLII of the Indian survey is named from the Sanskrit '
Dhavala Giri', meaning White Mountain. It is often, and correctly,
said that travelers to the Himalaya, when asking the name of a
prominent peak, were told it was Dhaulagiri. It seems that when
needing a name quickly, the local people chose an obvious one: most
Himalayan peaks are, after substantially white.
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| Kanchenjunga Expedition |
Kanchenjunga, Peak IX of the Indian Survey, is the most easterly
of the 8,000m peaks, standing on the border between Nepal Sikkim.
There are a number of subsidiary summits, at least three over
8,000m: the south summit - occasionally called Kanchenjunga II - was
given a unique designation (peak VIII) by the Indian survey. The
central (between the south and main tops) and west summits are both
over 8,400m, the west (Yalung Kang ) having been the specific object
of several expeditions.
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| Lhotse Expedition |
Lhotse was EI of the Indian Survey, but appears to have had no
local name either in Tibet or Nepal when Charles Howard-Bury's
Everest reconnaissance team advanced advanced along the Kama valley
and northern edge of the Kangshung Glacier in August 1921. In the
absence of an alternative, Howard-Bury's christened it Lho-tse,
south peak in Tibetan as it laid to the south of Everest, separated
from it by the South Col. Because of the name's Tibetan derivation
it has stuck
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| Makalu Expedition |
Makalu was peak XIII of the Indain survey, the survey suggesting,
in 1884, that its name was Khamba Lung. This seems to have derived
from the local area being called Khamba, through the valley to the
north of the peal was called Kama Ling (the valley of the Rive Kama).
The French had negotiated permission for an attempt on Makalu from
Tibet as easy as 1934 but the Tibetans had changed their minds
before any significant planning was underway.
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| Manaslu Expedition |
Manaslu- the accent is on the second syllable: Man-as-loo rather
then mana-sloo- was peak XXX of the Indian Survey and was at the
first called Kutang I, a name derived from it being the highest peak
in the local district of Kutang. However, as tang is Tibetan for
Flat area the name could be from the virtually that summit plateau,
a distinctive feature of the peak when received from the Larkya la,
a high pass to the north which would have been crossed by Tibetan
traders to reach the valley of the Dudh Khola.
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| Pumori Expedition |
Mt. Pumori lies in the upper Khumbu valley Everest region of
Nepal. The peak is on the border of Nepal and Tibet, where the
difference between the two countries is apparent. The dry Tibetan
Plateau stretches to the north and west, and the sparkling white
peaks rise to the south and east. The peak is generally considered
to be technically challenging and requires climbers to be
experienced as well as in perfect physical condition. For one such
climber this mountain could become the most rewarding challenge in
the Himalayan and offers other side beautiful views of Lhotse,
Nuptse and Everest,
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