Melungtse

Melungtse (Chinese: 门隆则峰; Standard Tibetan: Jobo Garu; Chinese: 乔格茹峰; pinyin: Qiáogérú Fēng; other English spelling: Menlungtse) is the highest mountain of the Rolwaling Himal in the Himalayas.

Melungtse lies just north of the Nepal–China border, on a western spur ridge coming out of the main north-south trending ridge of the Rolwaling Himal, in Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture of Tibet.

To the southwest, across the Menlung Chu, lies Gauri Sankar, which, though a bit lower (7134 m), is much more visible from Nepal, hence better-known.

[2][3] Another attempt in 1990, this time on the East Ridge of the main summit, failed well below the top.

Slovenians Marko Prezelj and Andrej Štremfelj ascended the dangerous, 2000m southeast face in less than two and a half days up and down.

Melungtse (right) and Gauri Sankar (left)