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Seen from Pisang the peak rises from
yak pastures above the village in a uniform slope to the
final summit pyramid, which is an undistinguished snow
and ice slope. Looked at from above Ongre, the peak is a
little more interesting and can be seen as a curved
ridge, with the faces above Pisang being the truncated
southern end of the mountain. This is made up of steeply
titled rock, the dip slope of which faces the valley and
is well seen in this peak and the great rock slabs
further down the valley.
The peak obviously has a lot of scope for exploration
and pioneering the whole of the western flank, which is
guarded by hanging glacier, would appear to offer a
considerable challenge, whilst a traverse of the whole
summit ridge, which connect to a more northern summit
before curving back west looks a superb possibility.
Access to the western end of the ridge, however, looks
problematical as the ridge as guarded by huge rock
slabs, a feature on this side of the valley. |
