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Amne Machin

Maqên Gangri / 玛卿岗日 (Mǎqìng Gāngrì) / Amnye Machen

Information

Elevation: 6.282 m
Country: People's Republic of China (CN)
Location / Range: Anyêmaqên Range (Amne Machin Mountains), Eastern Kunlun — Maqên County, Golok Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China
Mountain type: Non-volcanic granite glacial peak — the highest peak of the Anyêmaqên Range, eastern Kunlun; one of Tibet's principal sacred mountains
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 34.7983, 99.4625
Difficulty: Climbing: technical (ice and snow, 6,000 m or higher, requires a permit and a CMA guide); the kora trek of about 105–140 km around the massif (7–8 days) is accessible to trained hikers with good acclimatization
Best Season: August–September (late summer) for the kora and the climb; avoid mid-June–July because of the heavy monsoon
Permits & Rules: Climbing requires a permit from the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) and a certified guide; the kora trek generally needs no special permit — reached via Xining (1-hour flight to Golog Maqin Airport)
Hazards: Altitude sickness (the kora area is ~3,800–4,600 m, the summit 6,282 m); very cold temperatures at night even in summer; heavy rain and muddy roads in the monsoon season; remote terrain with limited access; extreme UV exposure at altitude

Description

Amne Machin, also called Amnye Machen, rises to 6,282 m in Qinghai, China, within the Kunlun mountain system. The massif attracts climbing expeditions and Tibetan kora pilgrims. A participant account in the American Alpine Journal corrects descriptions of the 1981 Japanese line as a southern route: it crossed the Quheershaoma Glacier and the east-northeast ridge before continuing to the main summit. For trekkers, Lost Horizon offers a five-day half-kora because highway construction has affected the other side of the massif. This itinerary does not climb the summit. Seth Barham’s July 2014 journal describes construction dust, difficult walking at altitude and river crossings; those historical observations should not be treated as a current access report.

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Routes

Gletser Quheershaoma dan punggungan timur–timur laut (rute historis 1981)

Hupfauer describes the Japanese line repeated by the Austro-German team across the Quheershaoma Glacier and east-northeast ridge. This corrects the previous southern-route label. The account documents history rather than current navigation or the condition of fixed equipment.

Source

Setengah kora Amnye Machen — trekking kawasan

5 hari trekking / 5 trekking days

Lost Horizon allocates five walking days to a half-kora within a nine-day program starting and finishing in Xining. The operator cites a highway on the other side as the reason for using a partial circuit. This is a regional pilgrimage trek, not a route to the 6,282 m summit.

Source

Climbing Experiences

This collection distinguishes summit expeditions, kora trekking, documentaries and operator guides. Three added primary-source records comprise two entries from Seth Barham’s July 2014 journey and Siegfried Hupfauer’s account of the 1981 third ascent. Historical accounts describe conditions at the time and do not establish present access or conditions.

References

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