Mount Frey

Mount Frey
Mount Frey (right) and Kokthang (centre) from south-east
Highest point
Elevation5,889 m (19,321 ft)
Coordinates27°33′08.75″N 88°05′46.34″E / 27.5524306°N 88.0962056°E / 27.5524306; 88.0962056
Geography
Mount Frey is located in Sikkim
Mount Frey
Mount Frey
Location within Sikkim
Mount Frey is located in Koshi Province
Mount Frey
Mount Frey
Location within Koshi Province
Mount Frey is located in India
Mount Frey
Mount Frey
Location within India
Mount Frey is located in Nepal
Mount Frey
Mount Frey
Location within Nepal
LocationSikkim, India

Mount Frey (also known as Frey Peak) is a mountain peak location at 5,889 m (19,321 ft) in northwest of Sikkim, India.[1]

Location

This summit of the Frey Peak is located in the neighbourhood of Rathong Glacier, Kabru, and Kokthang. On its north, the Rathong Glacier is located.[2]

This mountain is named after the Swiss mountaineer George Frey, who perished climbing this peak with Tenzing Norgay in 1951. Norgay advised Frey to put on his crampons, but Frey disregarded this advice and continued climbing without them. As a tribute to Frey, his ice axe and crampons are still left where they fell at the base of Frey Peak.[3]

Climbing history

In 1990, the peak was opened for the purpose of climbing.

References

  1. ↑ "Mountaineering Details of Frey Peak". Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ↑ The Himalayan Club Newsletter. Mumbai, India: Himalayan Club. 1985.
  3. ↑ "The HJ/17/17 IN MEMORIAM". The HJ/17/17 IN MEMORIAM. Retrieved 2022-05-23.