cherlyn 1 Posted November 4, 2007 has 13 peaks whose average height is 6,000 meters above sea level, named Taizi Shisan Feng, which means 13 princes peaks. Among them, Kagebo is the highest peak in Yunnan Province, 6,740 meters above sea level. (I am at above 4000m + above sea level when taking this picture) Kagebo is still a virgin peak, unconquered by mountaineers. Since the first effort was made by a British climbing team in 1902, Americans, Japanese, and Chinese climbers have all tried to scale the mountain, but all attempts have ended in failure. A joint effort by Chinese and Japanese climbers to reach the summit in January 1991 ended in tragedy when all the team's 17 members died in an accident. Their remains were not found until July 1998, swept up by the glacier. In year 2000, the China authorities pronounced this the Sacred Mountain, forbidding all mountaineers to conquer it. This is also the 1st sacred mountain officially acknowledged. Link to comment
janusz taras 0 Posted November 4, 2007 Excellent light and composition Cherlyn.Best regards.Janusz. Link to comment
paula grenside 0 Posted November 4, 2007 Nature in one of its owesome aspects. Great capture, Cherlyn. Link to comment
rivera r 0 Posted November 5, 2007 Awesome, Cherlyn, great beauty, wonderful pic. Congrats, Mari Link to comment
papasan 0 Posted November 5, 2007 Welcome back Cherlyn. Beautiful capture and interesting story. I love the dramatic atmosphere you captured here, and the contrast bewteen the light and the dark clouds. Vere well done. Regards - michel Link to comment
amalsircar 2 Posted November 5, 2007 Spectacular shot ,Cherlyn.EXCELLENT play of light and shade,colours and very good exposure. You must have been shivering at that altitude .Tack sharp image. Link to comment
richard hans 0 Posted November 5, 2007 Glad to see you back & new posting, excellent capture for fascinating moment, Cherlyn!!! Best regards Link to comment
vancouverphotographer 1 Posted November 5, 2007 I'm with Catalin on this - great shot. Link to comment
vicenteconcha 8 Posted November 6, 2007 Excellent landscape, thank you for sharing this beauty and the explanation . Best wishes. Vicente. Link to comment
yttergaarden. 0 Posted November 6, 2007 A dramatic and very beautiful scenery you have captured here. Well done :-) Link to comment
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