Gyala Peri
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Gyala Peri (Chinese: 加拉白垒, Pinyin: Jiālābáilěi) is a Template:Convert peak just beyond the eastern end of the Himalayas at the entrance to Tsangpo gorge. It is part of Nyenchen Tanglha Shan,[1] although it is sometimes included in Namcha Barwa Himal of the Himalayas.
Gyala Peri lies just north of the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the main river of southeastern Tibet, which becomes the Brahmaputra in India. It is Template:Convert NNW of the higher Namcha Barwa.
Notable features
Gyala Peri has great vertical relief above the Tsangpo gorge and is the highest peak of the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan.[1]
Climbing history
The first ascent of Gyala Peri was in 1986, by a Japanese expedition, via the South Ridge. The group spent about 1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 months on the mountain.[2] The U.K. Alpine Club's Himalayan Index[3] lists no other ascents.
Gallery
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Snow covered Gyala Peri peak in the background seen through 2 other peaks in the foreground, c. October 2011.
See also
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