GUNUNG · Tiongkok (Tibet — Prefektur Ngari)

Gurla Mandhata

Naimona'nyi / Namu Nani / 纳木那尼峰 (Nàmùnàní Fēng)

Information

Elevation: 7.694 m
Country: Tiongkok (Tibet — Prefektur Ngari) (CN)
Location / Range: Nalakankar Himal, Himalaya (Kabupaten Burang/Purang, Prefektur Ngari, Daerah Otonom Tibet)
Mountain type: Gunung non-vulkanik / Non-volcanic mountain
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 30.4383, 81.2992
Difficulty: Ekspedisi teknis di atas 7.600 m / Technical expedition above 7,600 m
Best Season: Catatan ekspedisi mendokumentasikan September–Oktober; kondisi setiap musim harus dinilai ulang. / Expedition accounts document September–October; conditions require reassessment each season.
Permits & Rules: Laporan Taniguchi mencatat koordinasi izin dengan CTMA; laporan historis bukan bukti akses dibuka saat ini. / Taniguchi describes permit coordination with CTMA; historical reports do not establish current access.
Hazards: Celah gletser, badai angin, frostbite, runtuhan serak, batu jatuh dan longsoran tercatat dalam laporan ekspedisi. / Expedition reports document crevasses, windstorms, frostbite, collapsing seracs, rockfall and avalanches.

Description

Gurla Mandhata, also known as Naimona’nyi, is a 7,694 m non-volcanic peak in the Nalakankar Himal of western Tibet, China. Wikidata places it at 30.43833° N, 81.29917° E, near lakes Manasarovar and Rakshastal. Climbing records place the original ascent on the northwest slope in 1985. Jake Norton’s account of the 2006 expedition describes an approach through Humla and Hilsa, with trekking and acclimatization before entering glaciated terrain. These historical accounts do not confirm that access or route conditions remain unchanged.

Gallery

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Routes

Lintasan punggungan barat daya / Southwest-ridge traverse

Lintasan teknis ketinggian ekstrem / Technical high-altitude traverse

The Taniguchi–Hiraide traverse links the southwest ridge, Naofeng and the main summit before descending northwest. This historical account does not provide a general climbing schedule.

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Original Route — lereng barat laut / Northwest slope

Ekspedisi teknis / Technical expedition

The historic 1985 first-ascent route follows the northwest slope. The 2011 traverse report describes descending this route through a serac maze that complicated navigation.

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Pendekatan Humla–Hilsa / Humla–Hilsa approach (2006)

Norton approached Tibet by trekking through Humla along the Karnali to Hilsa, then traveled through the region and acclimatized around Kailash before Gurla Mandhata. This is a historical approach, not a summit route or confirmation of current border access.

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Climbing Experiences

Three climbing accounts document the 1990 Swiss expedition, Jake Norton’s 2006 journey and the 2011 Taniguchi–Hiraide traverse. They cover approach research, acclimatization, glaciated terrain and retreat decisions. Three additional videos show the regional landscape and are not treated as summit reports.

References

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