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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.
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