Gangshika snow mountain

Gangshika snow peak, located in the north of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, is also known as the main peak of Lenglongling, with an altitude of 5254.5 meters. It is an ideal place for scientific investigation, mountaineering exploration and tourism.

Gangshika snow peak

synonym

Gangshika snow mountain generally refers to gangshika snow peak

Gangshika snow peak is located in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, with an altitude of 5254.5 meters. It is the highest peak in the eastern part of the Qilian Mountains. The peak is snow capped and silvery all year round, just like a jade dragon. It is also the top of the mountains in Menyuan.

Introduction to scenic spots

There is a snow peak in Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, gangshika snow peak, which shows the scenery of the north. It is the nearest highest peak in the tourism circle around Xining. It is one of the three snow peaks that Qinghai mountaineering management center has decided to develop. The altitude of gangshika snow peak is not high. It is an ideal place for tourists to climb and explore. It can also be used as a training base for mountaineering and mountain walking. With the increasing popularity of mountaineering and adventure tourism in our province, it has attracted many mountaineering and adventure tourism lovers at home and abroad. If the weather is fine, you can clearly see the rebellious gangshika snow mountain from the highway around Daban mountain, which has a magnificent momentum.

Gangshika snow peak covers an area of about 450 square kilometers, also known as Lenglongling. It is one of the main peaks of Qilian Mountain, with an altitude of 4000-5000 meters. The peak runs northwest-southeast and extends more than 280 kilometers in Qinghai, with a width of 30-50 kilometers. At present, it is not open to foreign countries. Gangshika snow peak in midsummer is very cold. There are many modern glaciers above 4500 meters above sea level, with a total area of 81 square kilometers. When the sun goes down and the sunset is all over the sky, the top of the mountain is glittering and translucent. Under the snow line, there is a vast grassland and a sea of rape flowers. Altitude difference, complex landforms, glaciers and hot springs, lakes and long rivers are magically combined to form its profound and rich charm and elegant temperament.

Gangshika snow peak, also known as the main peak of Lenglongling, is 5254.5 meters above sea level. The snow line is 4200 meters on the north slope and 4400 meters on the south slope. The mountain is mainly composed of acidic quartz amphibolite, gneiss, plagioclase amphibolite and basic volcanic rocks, and belongs to the Caledonian fold belt of North Qilian Mountain in structure. It is an ideal place for scientific investigation, mountaineering exploration and tourism. There are millions of years of glaciers at the top of the mountain. The snow does not melt all the year round. The climate is changeable and mysterious. Sometimes the sky is blue and white, the silver is shining, sometimes the wind is raging, the sky is dim, sometimes the avalanche breaks out, the dragon is singing and the tiger is howling, and the snow is rolling. It is frightening. When the sun goes down and the sunset light flies, the top of the mountain is glittering with white snow and glittering. It is bright red, light purple, light Dai and dark blue. It is like a jade dragon roaming among the flowers and brocade, and the dusk rises. It is known as "the sunset of Longling". It is one of the eight ancient sceneries in Menyuan.

Gangshika snow peak is surrounded by mountains, vertical vegetation distribution is obvious, the ancient glaciers on the top of the mountain are rarely visited, the ice waterfall is full of vitality, the flowing water is gurgling, the colorful waterfall is colorful, the vegetation at the foot of the mountain is gloomy, the flowers are in full bloom, the cattle and sheep are in flocks, and the wild rare animals often appear. It is the Crystal Palace of the mythical queen mother of China and the west, and the first sacred peak among the thirteen mountain gods worshipped by huare Tibetans.. It has a high value of historical art appreciation and scientific investigation. With its beautiful natural scenery and unique beauty, it is another resort for tourism, scientific investigation and mountaineering exploration. Grassland, snow mountain, village, ancient religious culture and colorful ethnic customs constitute the theme of characteristic tourism, which is unique in the tourism market and full of regional characteristics.

Myths and legends

In the Hongwu year of Ming Dynasty, Hou muying of Xiping and Deng Yu, the general of the western expedition, pursued Qiang here. According to another historical record, in 345 ad, Ma Jian, the governor of Jiuquan, said to Zhang Jun of Qianliang, "the south mountain of Jiuquan is Kunlun. In the past, King Mu of Zhou went west to Kunlun and met the queen mother of the West in this mountain. The queen mother of the West has a leopard tail, a human face and tiger teeth, and her whole body is white. She lives in the snow cave. This mountain is the branch of ancient Kunlun. It is appropriate to set up the temple of Queen Mother of the west, so as to enjoy the boundless happiness of Zen Dynasty.". With Zhang Jun's consent, the Queen Mother's temple was set up on gangshika mountain and named Kunlun. During the reign of emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty (807-821 AD), Liu Yuanding, an envoy of emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty, ascended the mountain during the Tubo peace negotiation. Its mountain sunlight reflects snow, the fog is purple, also known as "Purple Mountain". Under the mountain, there are dense forests and the color is green, so the ancient Qiang language called "mumori mountain". Among the thirteen mountain gods worshipped in the vast huare Tibetan area, it is honored as the first God and enjoys the reputation of amigangshika (meaning master Snow Mountain). The local Tibetans regard white as auspicious. Every year on August 15 of the lunar calendar, the God of gangshika mountain is worshipped. The scale of the activity is grand. Not only lamas are invited to chant sutras, but also horse racing, wrestling, shooting and other activities are held. There is also a special sacrificial content. Every year, a 1.5-meter-high, 3-meter-long bird is made of paper paste. In Tibetan, it is called "Xia Jieqiang Qiong" (meaning the king of birds) and is set free to commemorate the queen mother of the West and her green bird emissary. According to Shanhaijing dahuangxijing, "in the West there is the mountain of Queen Mother There are three bluebirds, red head and black eyes, "Guo Pu explained." these three bluebirds are the messengers of the queen mother. ". The messenger is also called the green bird by posterity. The allusion in Li Shangyin's poem "Pengshan has no way to go here, and the green bird is eager to visit" comes from it.

geographical environment

geographical position

Gangshika snow peak is located in the north of Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, north of qingshizui Town, north of Dongtan village of Huangcheng Mongolian Township, between Datong River and Hexi Corridor, 147km of 227 national highway, 101.46 degrees east longitude and 37.69 degrees north latitude, 14km from k147 + 500m of ningzhang highway to gangshika colorful waterfall, which is a class IV sand road.

climatic conditions

Gangshika snow peak area belongs to the alpine and semi temperate climate zone, with an average annual temperature of about 1 ℃ and annual rainfall of 550-600mm. 80% of the annual rainfall is concentrated in May September, with an average climate of - 13.5 ℃ in January and 12 ℃ in July. 3. April is a windy day. June to July and September to October are the best seasons for mountaineering, and August is the local rainy season, which is not conducive to carrying out peak climbing activities.

Climbing history

In July 2000, 19 members of the joint mountaineering team (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) of college students from both sides of the Taiwan Straits did not reach the top.

In October 2002, 16 members of the Niigata mountain climbing team did not reach the top.

In October 2004, there were 27 members of Nagano zhonggaonian mountaineering team, three of them climbed to the top

At 3:27 p.m. on May 2, 2006, eight donkeys, two old sheep and two bandits from Hunan, China, successfully reached the summit.

In August 2006, eight players in Lanzhou, Gansu province did not reach the top

At 12:55 on June 24, 2007, Qinghai outdoor League Shanyou laozou and Xining Li Ti Youth Hostel Zhang Yong ascended to the top

*In June and July of 2007, a number of Mountain Friends successively climbed to the top without detailed records

On July 26, 2011, five members of Shaanxi Wolf Totem outdoor club, including Wang Yulong and Cao Yang, successfully reached the top

On July 24, 2012, the green camp mountaineering team of Beijing Normal University, with 9 members and 4 members, completed the first climbing of the college students' Association.

On October 5, 2012, 10 members of the mountaineering team of Qinghai journey Outdoor Adventure Club climbed to the top.

On July 29, 2014, four members of Ningxia Shizuishan Yuanye outdoor sports club, one of them was Li Honghai;

On July 24, 2015, five members and three members of Qingdao Xiangyangshan outdoor sports club climbed to the top

On February 23, 2016, Guo Zhiyang, a college student from Qinghai Province, climbed to the top alone.

On May 29, 2016, Columbus outdoor club leader Dafang and mountain friend Kong Haohao ascended the south slope.

On October 4, 2018, Shanghai tourist Wang Shuai turned back to the south slope alone at an altitude of 5000 meters and did not reach the top.

On October 5, 2018, four mountaineers of Beijing extreme experience outdoor club, including Lu Bin and Fang Qiushi, ascended the summit.

On August 27, 2019, Yu, a college student of Sichuan Police College, was forced to turn back and did not reach the top when he encountered hail at an altitude of 5000 meters.

Climbing route

The climbing of gangshika is mainly based on ice and snow technology, and there are many ice cracks on the route. Climbing should be done in groups, not blindly. It's best to have a coach to guide you. In gangshika area, it usually takes three days to build roads and climb to the top. Compared with the same altitude in the hinterland of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, the oxygen content here is higher, so there is basically no obvious Alpine reaction, because its north slope is the Hexi Corridor, with an altitude of only about 1300 meters.

BC→C1

BC is far away from C1, about 5.5km. It takes 4-5 hours to rise about 530m above sea level. All the way up, first through a section of gravel slope, about 2.5 km long, but some places on the route gravel larger, need to wear walking shoes and use walking stick. About 300 meters below the snow line, there is a gravel slope with a slope of more than 40 degrees, which is difficult to walk and needs to pass carefully. Over the 40 degree gravel slope, then up to the snow line. After crossing a ridge, continue to rise along the zigzag route to reach camp C1 below the snow line of gangshika peak. The snow on the route is thick (pay attention to the ice cracks), so you should walk in groups rather than alone

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