Yalung Kang
Yalung Kang is a 8505m peak in the Kangchenjunga Himal (W summit of Kangchenjunga). The Himalayan Database records 22 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1973 by Yutaka Ageta, Takao Matsuda.
Peak Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 188 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:23.049808 |
| Peak ID | YALU |
| Peak Name | Yalung Kang |
| Alt. Name | Yalungkar |
| Location | Kangchenjunga Himal (W summit of Kangchenjunga) |
| Height (m) | 8505 |
| Height (ft) | 27904 |
| Sub-range | 9 |
| Region | 1 |
| Open | True |
| Unlisted | False |
| Trekking Peak | False |
| Trekking Year | - |
| Restricted | - |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Status | 2 |
| Notes | Other map altitudes: 8505m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn, Nepa, Shangri La, Japan MMW, Kielkowski |
| First Ascent Year | 1973 |
| First Ascent Season | 1 |
| First Ascent Expedition | YALU73101 |
| First Summit Date | May 14 |
| First Ascent Country | Japan |
| First Summiters | Yutaka Ageta, Takao Matsuda |
| First Ascent Notes | 1st ascent claimed |
| Reference Notes | - |
| Photo Notes | S Face (MM 68:38 Jul 1979, 102:13 Mar 1985) SE Face (AAJ 66:190 1992) |
| First Ascent Year | 1973 |
| First Ascent Date | May 14 1973 |
| pkname_lower | yalung kang |
Expeditions
22 recorded expeditions.
| Expedition ID | Year | Nationality | Route | Claimed | Basecamp Date | Summit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YALU65101 | 1965 | Japan | - | - | - | |
| YALU67101 | 1967 | Japan | Yalung Glacier (recon) | - | - | |
| YALU73101 | 1973 | Japan | SW Ridge | 29th March 1973 | 14th May 1973 | |
| YALU74101 | 1974 | Japan | SE Ridge | 21st March 1974 | 14th May 1974 | |
| YALU75101 | 1975 | Austria | S Face | 11th April 1975 | 9th May 1975 | |
| YALU78101 | 1978 | Spain | S Face | 17th April 1978 | 11th May 1978 | |
| YALU80101 | 1980 | Mexico | SE Face | 1st April 1980 | 4th May 1980 | |
| YALU81102 | 1981 | Japan | SE Face | 16th March 1981 | 9th May 1981 | |
| YALU81101 | 1981 | USA | N Face-N Ridge of Kangchenjunga | 29th March 1981 | 19th May 1981 | |
| YALU84101 | 1984 | Japan | - | - | - | |
| YALU84301 | 1984 | Poland | S Face direct | 7th September 1984 | 7th October 1984 | |
| YALU84302 | 1984 | France | SE Couloir | 14th September 1984 | 8th October 1984 | |
| YALU85101 | 1985 | Yugoslavia | N Face-E Ridge | 25th March 1985 | 22nd April 1985 | |
| YALU87301 | 1987 | USA | S Face | 30th August 1987 | 12th October 1987 | |
| YALU88401 | 1988 | Poland | SE Face | 8th January 1989 | 9th February 1989 | |
| YALU88301 | 1988 | Spain | SE Couloir (French 1984 Autumn rte) | 11th September 1988 | 11th October 1988 | |
| YALU89401 | 1989 | S Korea | SE Face | 27th November 1989 | 20th December 1989 | |
| YALU89301 | 1989 | S Korea | SE Ridge | 15th September 1989 | 13th October 1989 | |
| YALU89101 | 1989 | USSR | SE Ridge | 9th March 1989 | 30th April 1989 | |
| YALU91301 | 1991 | Czechoslovakia | SE Face | 16th September 1991 | 10th October 1991 | |
| YALU04101 | 2004 | S Korea | SE Ridge | 29th March 2004 | 5th May 2004 | |
| YALU14101 | 2014 | India | SW Face of KANG-SE Face of YALU | 21st April 2014 | 20th May 2014 |