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Nilgiri Himal

Mountain in Nepal

Summary

Mountain in Nepal

Field	Value
name	Nilgiri
photo	Nilgiri Himal, Kali Gandaki Valley, Mustang, Nepal, Himalaya.jpg
photo_caption	View of Nilgiri Himal from Jomsom Valley
elevation_m	7061
elevation_ref
range	Himalayas
country	Nepal
map	Nepal
map_caption	Location in Nepal
label_position	right
coordinates
first_ascent	19 October 1962

The Nilgiri Himal () is a mountain in the Annapurna massif in Nepal. Its main peaks are Nilgiri North at 7061 m, Nilgiri Central at 6940 m, and Nilgiri South at 6839 m.

Climbing history

Nilgiri North was first ascended in October 1962 by The Netherlands Himalayan Expedition, led by famous French climber Lionel Terray.

Nilgiri South and Nilgiri Central were first ascended by Japanese teams. Nilgiri South was first ascended in 1978 by a team from Shinshu University led by Kazuo Mitsui,

On 26 October 2015, an Austrian team composed of Hansjorg Auer, Alexander “Alex” Blumel and Gerhard “Gerry” Fiegl made the first ascent of the south face of Nilgiri South. On descent Gerhard Fiegel, suffering from extreme exhaustion, fell 800 m to his death. His climbing partners were not able to find his body.

File:Kali Gandaki riverbed in Nepal's Upper Mustang.jpg|North face as seen from Chele. File:Cliffs of Nilgiri - panoramio.jpg|Cliffs of Nilgiri File:Nilgiri Himal, Kali Gandaki Valley, Mustang, Nepal..jpg|Nilgiri Himal, from Jomsom view Tower. File:160316-031 Bridge near Tatopani whitebalanced.jpg|South Face from near [Tatopani]]](nowiki-tatopani-myagdi)

References

(1963). "The Netherlands Himalayan Expedition to Central-West Nepal, 1962". www.himalayanclub.org.
"A Climbing History of the Nilgiri Himal". Yahoo.
Levy, Allie. (2015-11-12). "Tragedy on Nilgiri South".

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