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77: 84: 51: 476: 44: 490: 422:(Japan, 1951 – May 14, 2011) and Nyima Gyaltsen (aka "Aung Tse"; Myanmar) made the first ascent in 1996. Ozaki had attempted the mountain in 1995 but turned back due to bad weather. The route to basecamp is long (four weeks) and arduous through a dense rain forest with many unbridged stream crossings. The recentness of the first ascent can also be attributed to the policy that foreigners were not allowed into the area until 1993. 437:
right after reaching the summit, and radio contact was lost. After they failed to return to the lower camps, a rescue operation was launched. The search for the missing climbers continued into October. It involved a helicopter crash landing, leading to the death of one pilot and an 11-day survival trek by the other pilot and the passenger mountaineer.
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In August 2014 an all-Burmese expedition took a new route up the north face. Two team-members, Ko Aung Myint Myat and Ko Wai Yan Min Thu, reached the summit on August 31 for the second ascent of the mountain, placing a flag, plaque and Buddha image at the summit. The climbers ran out of battery power
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is the last stronghold for biodiversity in Myanmar. The extraordinarily rich flora and fauna, ranging from lowland tropical to alpine species still await proper research and identification. They have barely been studied, and the park remains an excellent center for field study for students of botany,
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at low altitudes, a sub-tropical temperate zone from 8,000 to 9,000 ft (2,400–2,700 m), then broad-leaved, semi-deciduous forest and finally needle-leaved evergreen, snow forest. Above 11,000 ft (3,400 m), the highest forest zone is alpine, different from the forest not only
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In 2002–2003, P. Christiaan Klieger, an anthropologist from the California Academy of Sciences, and photographer Dong Lin retraced their previous steps and succeeded in making the first anthropological survey of the Hkakabo Razi region. On foot, they reached the northernmost village in Myanmar,
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The region will shortly be opened to the general public through eco-tourism by the Myanmar authorities. The government is collecting information for development in that regard, and many scientific expeditions have been already accepted in the region.
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and Taylor Rees. On November 7, 2014, Jenkins and Ozturk made the final attempt at the summit but turned back at 5,742 m (18,839 ft). They estimated that the summit was an additional 800 ft (240 m) higher.
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Only a few Westerners ever made it to Mt. Hkakabo Razi, the National Park or anywhere close to it. Captain B.E.A. Pritchard was the first Westerner to visit the Alun Dung valley, in 1913.
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In August 2018 it was announced that three Myanmar mountaineers would ascend the mountain sometime that year, but for various reasons, the team postponed the climb until further notice.
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in San Francisco, National Geographic Society, Harvard University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Myanmar Forestry Ministry. On 11 September 2001, herpetologist
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sponsored expedition set out to measure the height of Hkakabo Razi using the same equipment as the Gamlang Razi team. The 2014 group was led by
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in kind but in history and origin. Still higher, around 15,000 ft (4,600 m), cold, barren, windswept terrain and permanent
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sponsored Workshop "Sub-regional Consultation on Conservation of Hkakabo Razi Mountain Ecosystems in Eastern Himalayas", held in
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Ward, F. Kingdon; Dollman, Guy; Smith, Malcolm; Kinnear, N. B; Blair, K. G (1932). "Explorations on the Burma-Tibet Frontier".
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Hkakabo Razi was established as a natural reserve on January 30, 1996, and as a national park on November 10, 1998. The
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dominate. At around 17,500 ft (5,300 m), there is a large ice cap with several outlet glaciers.
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Klieger, P. Christiaan (2006). "A Tale of the Tibeto-Burman 'Pygmies'". In P. Christiaan Klieger (ed.).
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was climbed and measured at 5,870 m (19,260 ft) using an advanced version of
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Invitation of Nature (Mt. Hkakabo Razi-North Face ascent 31.08.2014) Expedition Blog
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Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003, Volume 2 Tibetan Borderlands
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Gamlang Razi. The first ascent in Myanmar's mysterious mountains.
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A study was done by the Forest Department with the assistance of
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Myanmar climbers eye Hkakabo Razi, the peak conquered only once
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On Myanmar's Mystery Peak, Drama and a Challenge Like No Other
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Mt. Hkarkaborazi (Highest Mountain Peak in SE Asia) Part-1
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during 1997 and 1998. The results have been presented in
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Hkakabo Razi is located in Myanmar
Hkakabo Razi is located in Tibet
Elevation
Listing
Country high point
Coordinates
28°19′42″N 97°32′08″E / 28.32833°N 97.53556°E / 28.32833; 97.53556
Kachin
Tibet Autonomous Region
Parent range
Himalaya
First ascent
Easiest route
Burmese
[kʰàkàbòɹàzì]
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
Myanmar
mountain
Southeast Asia
Myanmar
Kachin
Himalayan
India
China
Gamlang Razi
Khakaborazi National Park
tropical rain forest
snow

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