Marching forward to Mount Namjagbarwa

Marching forward to Mount Namjagbarwa Photo: Yang Yichou
Time: April, 1983
Site: West face of Mount Namjagbarwa, southeast of Tibet, near Dangga base camp
Height: 3800 m
Brief Introduction: Mount Namjagbarwa, 7787 meters high, is the highest peak of eastern part of the Himalayas. The biggest gorge in the world, Great Yarlung Zangbo Gorge extends around the Mount here. With high peaks and deep gorge, landform is very steep. This picture shows members of a research team and a national mountaineering team were marching forward to Mount Namjagbarwa,in April, 1983.