Dorje Lakpa
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Dorje Lakpa is a mountain in the Langtang Himal area in Nepal
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Visible also from Kathmandu valley it has an elegant pyramid-shaped figure and is an ideal target for photographers and mountaineers. Considered by many of intermediate difficulty with easiest route from the west ridge. Its climb is offered by many trek&mountain agencies in Nepal
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An other attempt was made by a 7-members-team Italian expedition ADC89 during fall of 1989, again from the west ridge and approach from south. The climb was stopped after Camp 1 at approx 6100m due to instable snow and avalanche danger on the ridge.
In the following years (1991?) a German expedition successfully climbed the mountain again by the west ridge.
Then comes the "solo" climb by Carlos Buhler
(1995?); not intended initially to be a lonely climb turned to be an elegant solo after Carlo's partner was ill at base camp. The climb is well described in Carlo's books.
An other successful expedition was a French team of 4 in 2001.
Likely other expeditions and attempts were made since the '90.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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Visible also from Kathmandu valley it has an elegant pyramid-shaped figure and is an ideal target for photographers and mountaineers. Considered by many of intermediate difficulty with easiest route from the west ridge. Its climb is offered by many trek&mountain agencies in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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Climbing history
The first attempt and successful climb recorded is by a Japanese expedition in the late '60 by the west ridge.An other attempt was made by a 7-members-team Italian expedition ADC89 during fall of 1989, again from the west ridge and approach from south. The climb was stopped after Camp 1 at approx 6100m due to instable snow and avalanche danger on the ridge.
In the following years (1991?) a German expedition successfully climbed the mountain again by the west ridge.
Then comes the "solo" climb by Carlos Buhler
Carlos Buhler
Carlos Buhler is one of America's leading high altitude mountaineers. Buhler's specialty is high-standard mountaineering characterized by small teams, no oxygen, minimal gear and equipment, and relatively low amounts of funding; yielding first ascents of difficult routes in challenging...
(1995?); not intended initially to be a lonely climb turned to be an elegant solo after Carlo's partner was ill at base camp. The climb is well described in Carlo's books.
An other successful expedition was a French team of 4 in 2001.
Likely other expeditions and attempts were made since the '90.