Shishapangma is the 14th highest mountain in the world at 8027m / 26335ft. It was first climbed via the northern route in 1964 by a Chinese expedition led by Xu Ching.
Shishapangma is the only 8,000m peak that sits wholly within Tibet, China.
The first New Zealand ascent of Shishapangma was in 1987 by Michael Perry and Mark Whetu. (Source: 8000ers.com)
The first Australian ascent was in 2009 by Andrew Lock. (Source: Himalayan Dreaming).
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Project Base8000 expedition: September 2019 (completed).
North Base Camp – Tibet (China) – 5,157m / 16,919ft
- there are 2 base camps for Shishapangma – north and south.
- while we’d originally planned to trek to the Advance Base Camp on the south side to join up with a mountaineering expedition, plans changed at the last minute so instead we went to North Base Camp
- this was part of our itinerary for Tibet (China) which covered two of the objectives for Project Base8000 – Shishapangma Base Camp and Cho Oyu Base Camp. We also visited Mt Everest North Base Camp.
- how to get there – we flew to Lhasa and drove from there to the starting point for each part of the trek. We then drove over the border to Nepal at Kyirong and back to Kathmandu.
- number of days trekking – 4 days for Advance Base Camp on the south side with extra days between to fly/drive. The north base camp is accessed by driving.
- best time of year to trek – September/October if you are timing in with the climbing season.
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(photo: Expedition Base)