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Lajo Dada

Coordinates: 28°32′45.33″N 85°3′12.18″E / 28.5459250°N 85.0533833°E / 28.5459250; 85.0533833
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Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada, Nepal. Image taken by NASA's Skylab on December 9, 1973
Highest point
Elevation6,426 m
Coordinates28°32′45.33″N 85°3′12.18″E / 28.5459250°N 85.0533833°E / 28.5459250; 85.0533833
Geography
Lajo Dada is located in Nepal
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada is located in Tibet
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada is located in China
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada is located in Asia
Lajo Dada
Lajo Dada
CountryNepal
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascentOctober 17, 2017; by three-member Japanese team

Lajo Dada (also known as Langu Himal) is a mountain peak in Dhaulagiri Zone, Gandaki Province of western-central Nepal.[1]

Location

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It is located at 6,426 m (21,083 ft) above sea level in the west of the Tsum Valley and south of the Tabsar at 6,065 m (19,898 ft).[2] This peak was not accessible to the public until 2014, when it was opened for climbing by the Nepalese government.

Climbing history

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On October 17, 2017, a three-member Japanese team made the first ascent of Lajo Dada. All three were members of Tomon Alpine Club and graduates of Waseda University — Norifumi Fukuda, Kojuro Hagihara, and Yudai Suzuki.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mount Lajo Dada, Location in Narchyang, Province No. 4, Nepal - Aloeus". www.aloeus.com. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. ^ a b "AAC Publications - Lajo Dada (a.k.a. Langu Himal), Northern Glacier and West-Northwest Ridge". publications.americanalpineclub.org. American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ "Waseda Alpine Club conquers unclimbed 6,426m Himalayan peak". Waseda University. Retrieved 2022-09-03.