Gimmigela Chuli

Gimmigela Chuli, or The Twins, are two-peak mountains in the Himalayas, located on the border between Taplejung, Mechi, Nepal and Sikkim, India.

Gimmigela Chuli
The Twins
Highest point
Elevation	7,350 m (24,110 ft)[1]
Prominence	432 m (1,417 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Kangchenjunga
Listing	Mountains of Nepal Mountains of India
Coordinates	27°44′N 88°09′E[1]
Geography
Gimmigela Chuli Location in Nepal, on the border with India Show map of Nepal Gimmigela Chuli Gimmigela Chuli (India) Show map of India
Countries	India and Nepal
Parent range	Kangchenjunga Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	1994 by Taroh Tanigawa, Koji Nagakubo and Yuichi Yoshida
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

From left Taple Shikar (6510 m),The Twins and Kangchenjunga (8586 m).

Location

It has an elevation of 7,350 m (24,110 ft) above sea level and prominence is at 432 m (1,417 ft). It is situated approximately 4.2 km (2.6 mi) NNE from Kangchenjunga.

The mountain has a subpeak, Gimmigela Chuli II 7,005 m (22,982 ft) metres; prominence is at 185 m (607 ft).^[2] This subpeak, sometimes referred to as "Gimmigela's Sister", lies entirely within India. Together the two peaks, Gimmigela I and Gimmigela II, are known as "The Twins".

Climbing history

A Japanese expedition attempted to reach the west (main) summit in 1993 via the east ridge from Sikkim, ending on 18 October 1993 after the death of expedition leader Masanori Sato. The team had achieved the first ascent of Gimmigela II and were on the summit ridge connecting the two peaks in an attempt to summit Gimmigela I when Sato fell 35 metres (115 ft) into a hidden crevasse. Despite the efforts of the other team members, his body was not recovered and the expedition was terminated.^[3][4]

One year later in October 1994, Taroh Tanigawa, Koji Nagakubo and Yuichi Yoshida, members of the failed attempt in 1993, achieved the first ascent of Gimmigela I.^[5][6]