 The peak, which lies due south
of the Tasi Lapcha, is unnamed
on the Schneider Rolwaling Himal
map, but is given a spot height
of 6,273 meters (20,581ft). The
Mandala Lamasangu to Everest map
calls the peak Parchamo, which
is quite possibly a spelling
mistake. Both Shipton's and
Gregory's expedition surveys
gave the peak an altitude close
to 6,318 meters (20,700ft).
Seen from the pass the mountain
is an attractive but
straightforward snow peak with a
well defined north by north west
ridge rising from the relatively
flat, crevassed glacier astride
the Tasi Lapcha. To the west of
the ridge the face forms a
uniform snow slope broken by
crevasses and small seracs
rising from the rocky lower
buttresses above the Drolambau
Glacier.
Parchamo peak has become a
derigueur climb for trekkers
crossing the high Tasi Lapcha
(5,755m/18,875ft) to Namche
Bazaar in the Everest area. The
peak can be combined with the
more demanding Ramdung Go peak
combined with the trek over the
Tasi Lapcha in about 25 days or
so. |
