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Title: First Ascent of Shishapangma (1964)
Post by: Admin on May 02, 2010, 11:00 AM
Located in south-central Tibet near the border of Nepal, Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders—peaks in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges that exceed a height of 8,000 m (26,247 ft). Scaled in 1964, it was the last eight-thousander to be climbed because China imposed severe travel restrictions on foreigners at the time. It is considered one of the easiest eight-thousanders to summit; nevertheless, how many have died trying? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst8120_First-Ascent-of-Shishapangma--1964-.aspx)



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