Ge'nyen Massif

The Ge'nyen Massif (simplified Chinese: 格聂峰; traditional Chinese: 格聶峰; pinyin: Géniè Fēng; Tibetan: སྐར་མ་རི་བོ་, Wylie: skar ma ri bo), is a mountain in the Shaluli Mountains of western Sichuan province, China.^[1] With an elevation of 6,204 metres (20,354 ft), it is the third highest peak in the province. It was first climbed in 1988 by a Japanese team.^[4]

Ge'nyen Massif
Ge'nyen Massif Location
Highest point
Elevation	6,204 m (20,354 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,000 m (6,600 ft)[2]
Listing	Ultra-prominent peak
Coordinates	29°50′N 99°42′E[2][3]
Geography
Location	Litang County, Sichuan
Country	China
Parent range	West Sichuan
Climbing
First ascent	1988 by a Japanese team[4]

The Ge'nyen massif is regarded as the 13th most holy mountain among the 24 holy mountains of Tibetan Buddhism.^[5] Lenggu Monastery is located in a steep valley at the base of the mountain's eastern flank.

Ascents

In 1988, the first recorded ascent of the Genyen Massif was made by a Japanese team.^[4] They were followed by an Italian group who used a new route on the east face.^[4] In autumn 2006, Christine Boskoff (of Mountain Madness adventure company) and Charlie Fowler, another well-known American climber and Mountain Madness guide, went missing near Ge'nyen. It was later determined that they had died in an avalanche while climbing near Lenggu Monastery on Ge'nyen Mountain.^[6][7][8][9]

Ge'nyen

See also

• List of Ultras of Tibet, East Asia and neighbouring areas