Aerial Pictures Lhasa-Kathmandu-Chengdu

Tom Nakamura

Tom Nakamura flew over the Lhasa - Kathmandu - Chengdu route in the fall of 2014

Tom Nakamura flew over the Lhasa - Kathmandu - Chengdu route in the fall of 2014. As there are few aerial pictures of the northern side of these mountains, the pictures have value for those with interest in the Himalaya.

Kaluxung 6647 m west face

Kaluxung 6647 m west face south of Lhasa, Lake Yamdrok seen in distance to southeast

Chomolhari (Jhomolhari) 7315 m northwest face on the China (Tibet) - Bhutan border

Chomolhari (Jhomolhari) 7315 m

The following photos A to E from east to west are the mountains on the China (Tibet)–Sikkim border, north face, between Chomolhari and Siniolchu in Sikkim. Names of the peaks are unidentified.

Photo A

Photo A

Photo B

Photo B

Photo C

Photo C

Photo D

Photo D
Photo E

Photo E

Siniolchu 6887 m north face in Sikkim, 17 km east of Kangchenjunga

Siniolchu 6887 m

Aerial pictures taken between Lhasa-Kathmandu-Chengdu

Aerial pictures

Probably Chabuk peak 6792 m north face

Chabuk peak 6792 m
unidentified

Probably mountains near Chabuk peak, but unidentified

Pyramid peak 7140 m (left) north face

Pyramid peak 7140 m

Kangchenjunga 8586 m / Yalung Kang 8505 m (left), Kanbachen 7903 m (right) N face

Kangchenjunga 8586 m / Yalung Kang 8505 m (left), Kanbachen 7903 m (right) N face

Kangchenjunga Main 8568 m/Yalung Kang 8505 m (centre), Kanbachen 7903 m (right) north face

Kangchenjunga Main 8568 m/Yalung Kang 8505 m (centre), Kanbachen 7903 m (right) north face

(from left) Kangchenjunga/Yalung Kang, Kanbachen, Talun and Jannu north face

Kangchenjunga Main 8568 m/Yalung Kang 8505 m (centre), Kanbachen 7903 m (right) north face

(from left) Kangchenjunga Main 8568 m/Kangchenjunga South 8474 m/Yalung Kang 8505 m, Kanbachen 7903 m, Talun 7349 m (right end) northwest face

Jannu 7710 m northwest face, Kabru behind

Jannu 7710 m northwest face (right end). Talun and Kabru (Sikkim) are behind.

Kangchenjunga Main/Yalung Kang/Kangchenjunga South, Kanbachen in front west face

Kangchengjunga/Yalung Kang/Kanbachen (left), Jannu (centre) west face

 

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Himalayan Journal 72
Editor: Nandini Purandare Published Year: 2017
Index
  1. Editorial
    (Nandini Purandare)
  2. Pundit Nain Singh Rawat : Explorer Extraordinaire
    (Shekhar Pathak)
  3. Mountains and Climbing
    (Aamir Ali)
  4. A Grand Old Age to be
    (Deepa Balsavar)
  5. Nanga Parbat
    (Mirella Tenderini)
  6. Himalayas : Black & White
    (Ashok Dilwali)
  7. Indo-Tibetan Wool Politics
    (O.C. Handa)
  8. Explorations of Himalayan Wildlife
    (Yash Veer Bhatnagar)
  9. Piolets d’Or
    (Bernadette McDonald)
  10. Innovations in Himalayan Tourism
    (Seema Bhatt)
  11. Himalayan Rest Houses
    (Harish Kapadia)
  12. The Risk Business
    (Martin Moran)
  13. Himalayan Livelihoods in Transformation
    (Ruedi Baumgartner)
  14. Sonamarg - The Mountain Climbing Centre of Kashmir
    (Brigadier Ashok Abbey)
  15. We are the Pilgrims
    (Harish Kapadia)
  16. Aerial Pictures Lhasa-Kathmandu-Chengdu
    (Tom Nakamura)
  17. A Call to Action : Why aren’t Indians Alpinists?
    (Karn Kowshik)
  18. New Species of Blue Poppies in Bhutan
    (Toshio Yoshida)
  19. The Spiral Kora of Mount Kailash
    (Wolfgang Wöllmer and Alexey Perchukov)
  20. EXPEDITIONS AND NOTES
  21. BOOK REVIEWS
  22. IN MEMORIAM
  23. CORRESPONDENCE
  24. The Himalayan Club Committee 2017
  25. Major Expeditions to the Indian Himalaya 2016