What is Namcha Barwa?
[[File:Namcha Barwa from the west.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Namcha Barwa]] '''Namcha Barwa''' is a {{convert|7782|m|ft}} [[mountain]] in the [[Himalayas]] [[Mountain range|range]], in [[Tibet]].<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10658|name=Namcha Barwa, China|accessdate=16 May 2019}}</ref> It is the [[List of highest mountains|28th highest]] mountain in the world. From 1976 to 1992, it was the highest unclimbed mountain on Earth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Namcha Barwa (7782m) : Photos, Diagrams & Topos |url=https://www.summitpost.org/namcha-barwa-7782m/694839 |website=summitpost.org |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Restivo |first1=Michael |title=The World’s Great Unclimbed Alpine Projects |url=https://blog.theclymb.com/passions/climb-passions/worlds-great-unclimbed-alpine-projects/ |website=The Clymb |access-date=16 May 2019 |date=4 June 2016 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020224331/https://blog.theclymb.com/passions/climb-passions/worlds-great-unclimbed-alpine-projects/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first people to reach the top were Kazuo Yamamoto, Hiroshi Aota, Atsushi Yamamoto, Jiabu, Chirenduoji, and Biamba Zaxi, in 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ohtsuka |first1=Hiromi |title=The First Ascent of Namcha Barwa, the Highest Unclimbed Peak in the World |work=The Himalayan Journal |year=1994 |volume=50 |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/50/12/article-12-the-first-ascent-of-namcha-barwa-the-highest-unclimbed-peak-in-the-world/ |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shigehiro |first1=Tsuneo |title=Japan China Joint Expedition to Namcha Barwa, 1992 |url=http://www.jac.or.jp/english/kiroku/1992/namc92_e.htm |website=www.jac.or.jp |access-date=16 May 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ADRwof5T?url=http://www.jac.or.jp/english/kiroku/1992/namc92_e.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Namcha Barwa}} [[Category:Himalayas]] [[Category:M