The Ge'nyen Massif (simplified Chinese: 格聂峰; traditional Chinese: 格聶峰; pinyin: Géniè Fēng; Tibetan: སྐར་མ་རི་བོ་, Wylie: skar ma ri bo), is a mountain in the Shaluli Mountains of western Sichuan province, China.[1] With an elevation of 6,204 metres (20,354 ft), it is the third highest peak in the province. It was first climbed in 1988 by a Japanese team.[4]
| Ge'nyen Massif | |
|---|---|
  Ge'nyen Massif Location | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,204 m (20,354 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,000 m (6,600 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Ultra-prominent peak |
| Coordinates | 29°50′N 99°42′E / 29.84°N 99.70°E[2][3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Litang County, Sichuan |
| Country | China |
| Parent range | West Sichuan |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1988 by a Japanese team[4] |
The Ge'nyen massif is regarded as the 13th most holy mountain among the 24 holy mountains of Tibetan Buddhism.[5] Lenggu Monastery is located in a steep valley at the base of the mountain's eastern flank.
Ascents
In 1988, the first recorded ascent of the Genyen Massif was made by a Japanese team.[4] They were followed by an Italian group who used a new route on the east face.[4] In autumn 2006, Christine Boskoff (of Mountain Madness adventure company) and Charlie Fowler, another well-known American climber and Mountain Madness guide, went missing near Ge'nyen. It was later determined that they had died in an avalanche while climbing near Lenggu Monastery on Ge'nyen Mountain.[6][7][8][9]
