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. |