Mt. Shishapangma is one of the easiest 8,000er mountains. Unlike the 8,000ers that lie either in Nepal or Nepal-Tibet Border, Shishapangma is the only 8,000er that completely lies inside Tibet. It is the 14 higest peaks on earth. It was first climbed by H. Ching and Nine Climbers in 1664. It’s located in central Himalaya and lies totally inside the Tibet. Its Sanskrit name is “Gosainthan”. Reinhold Messner called it “an exquisite apparition”.
To the east lies Mt. Molamenchen, west Mt. Xifeng and Mt. Nandengri and to the northwest Mt. Kangbochen. There are three distinct climbing routes on the Southwest face with several other logical possibilities on the West Ridge and East face.
This highest mountain lies at position of: Latitude: 28° 21′N & Longitude: 85 ° 47′E
Location: Jugal: (Tibet-China)
Normal Ascent Route: North West Ridge
Caravan Route: Ktm- Lhasa – Shishapangma BC-BC
Mt. Shishapangma is the 14th highest mountain which lies in its autonomous region, known by the Tibetans as “the big grassy field”, it is an extremely beautiful and provides awe inspiring vistas along the Himalayan range. Only very few people in the world have an idea about the Shishapangma before Chinese opened Tibet to the western summiteers in 1978 A.D. The Tibetans regard it as the holy mountain. It is the youngest among fourteen mountains above 8000m that lies in high Himalayan ranges of Tibet and Nepal.
