Yala snow mountain

Yala snow mountain is located at the junction of Kangding, Daofu and Danba counties in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 5820 meters. It is the second peak of Daxueshan mountain range, facing Gongga mountain from afar. The peak is covered with snow all the year round. Standing on the Tagong grassland, you can see that the distant snow capped mountain is Yala mountain. Xuefeng towering, its snow line is the red fir virgin forest, 4000 meters above sea level alpine lake - youcuo (Haizi), lake water and glaciers are connected by ice waterfall, the natural scenery is particularly magnificent.

Yala snow mountain is still virgin peak, no climber has successfully reached the top. Therefore, overlooking it is one of the most common ways, but the viewing orientation and angle are different, and the mountain shape is also different: from the direction of Bamei, it is crown shaped; from the direction of Xinduqiao, it is lotus shaped; from the view of Tagong, the snow mountain competes with the golden pagoda; from the view of the gully of the station, the Songhai lake is imprinted with the glacier. Among them, Bamei Danba highway is the best observation point for overlooking Yala snow mountain before entering the canyon.

Yala snow mountain

Yala snow mountain, Tibetan full name "xiaxue yalagabo" (meaning Oriental White Yak mountain), is a famous holy mountain in Tibetan area. It is located at the junction of Kangding, Daofu and Danba counties in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 5884 meters, which is far away from the northeast of Mount merdo. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round. It is a famous holy mountain in Kangba area, from which the Yala river originates. There are two Haizi which are less than 300 meters apart on the mountainside more than 4000 meters away from Yala mountain. Their water flows into both sides of the ridge in the north-south direction. Formed a beautiful natural landscape.

geographical environment

Yala snow mountain, Tibetan full name "xiaxue yalagabo" (meaning Oriental White Yak mountain), is a famous holy mountain in Tibetan area. The mountain crosses Daofu, Kangding and Danba counties, and connects with Tagong grassland in the northwest, forming a magnificent landscape of snow mountain and grassland. The main peak of Yala snow mountain is 5820 meters above sea level. It is covered with snow all the year round. In midsummer, you can see Yala snow peak from the beautiful Tagong grassland, which is like a feeling of fairyland.

Yala snow mountain has been listed as one of the 18 eco-tourism areas in Ganzi Prefecture, which is called "Yala Snow Mountain Natural eco-tourism area". This area has beautiful scenery, many types of tourism resources, and the combination is compact and wonderful. One of the most fascinating is that under the pyramid shaped Yarra snow peak, there is a blue alpine lake, youcuo. The water of the lake is connected with the glacier by an ice waterfall, and the hillside around the lake is covered with redwood and Rhododendron shrubs, forming a wonderful natural picture.

Main attractions

Yala Snow Mountain Natural Ecotourism Area

Yala snow mountain has been listed as one of the 18 eco-tourism areas in Ganzi Prefecture, which is called "Yala Snow Mountain Natural eco-tourism area". This area has beautiful scenery, many types of tourism resources, and the combination is compact and wonderful. One of the most fascinating is that under the pyramid shaped Yarra snow peak, there is a blue alpine lake, youcuo. The water of the lake is connected with the glacier by an ice waterfall, and the hillside around the lake is covered with redwood and Rhododendron shrubs, forming a wonderful natural picture.

The top of the snow capped mountain is in the shape of "pin". Under the glacier, there are several waterfalls and fried rice cakes. On the cliff, the water of nine days falls down like water. Next to the waterfall is the clear Alpine iceberg lake, youcuoshenhai Lake (also known as yushihai Lake). Redwood, green grass and various kinds of flowers complement each other.

Under the snow line of Yala snow mountain is the vast and rare red fir primeval forest, and the hillside is Haizi with its own characteristics. Under the pyramid shaped snow peak, yalayoucuo, a blue alpine lake, is the most attractive one in the scenic area. It is also called jade sea, commonly known as Xiaohaizi. There is an ice waterfall between the lake water and glacier. On the hillside around the lake are Redwood and Rhododendron shrubs, forming a wonderful natural picture. Yalaco and zhenlangcuo, also known as sister lake, are also known as Dahaizi. The lake is open and spectacular, with unpredictable water depth and clouds. In the morning, the lake is quiet, smooth as a mirror, and the reflection of the holy mountain is very charming. In the afternoon, the wind blows, and the lake is full of ripples and sunlight.

In addition, there are numerous natural hot springs in the scenic area, among which there are ancient post roads. On both sides are natural pastures, snow mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, Haizi, forests, grasslands, rivers and hot springs, which constitute the beautiful natural landscape of Yala.

Looking at Yala snow mountain from different places, the shape of the mountain is different: from Bamei Town, it is crown shaped; from Xinduqiao Town, it is lotus shaped; from Tagong Town, it is snow mountain competing with Jinta; from the gully of the station, it is Songhai and glacier. Yala snow mountain is still virgin peak, no climber has successfully reached the top.

Da Pao Shan

The local people call Yala Snow Mountain "big gun mountain". Standing in different places, you can see different shapes of Yala Snow Mountain: from Bamei, it is a crown shape; from Xinduqiao, it is a lotus shape. Standing at the foot of the mountain, if the weather is good, you can see several light green glaciers and a big waterfall on the cliff. Under the waterfall is the jade sea. Around the lake are stone beaches, redwood forests and azalea forests left by ancient glaciers. There is "sister sea" not far from the jade sea. In the south of Yala snow mountain, there are hot springs at the foot of the mountain.

Kamiyama

Yala snow mountain is a sacred mountain worshipped by Huiyuan temple and the surrounding Tibetans. According to the records of the mountain in the Tibetan ancient book "Shenshan Zhiyi enters the way of liberation", it is called "the second Shambhala". From the west, Yala looks like a burning fire. From the north, Yala looks like a virtuous woman.

climate

The climate of Yala snow mountain is also very bad. From May to September every year, the southwest monsoon sends warm and humid air to melt the rain, which is the rainy season in the region. From the middle of September to the middle of April of the next year, the strong westerly wind came, bringing severe winter. The minimum temperature at the peak can reach - 50 ℃, and the maximum wind speed can reach more than 25 m / s. It is a restricted climate zone for mountaineering. From May to September, due to warming, snowmelt and precipitation, the water level of the valley often rises sharply and it is difficult to enter the mountain. Therefore, the best time for mountaineering activities should be arranged to enter the mountain from May to early June, when the river water rises, but it is not too serious. From July to September, the temperature at the top of the mountain is slightly higher and the good weather lasts for a long time, which is a good time for climbing.

History of mountaineering

Yarra's climbing is difficult. In August 1999, a Japanese expedition team from Shanan and men tried to climb the mountain, but failed. Mt. Yala is the virgin peak. Next to it is maiden peak, Dagang Nanshan. In 2002, two British climbers did not reach the top, and in November 2003, the Korean university climbing team did not reach the top.

trip itinerary

D1: Chengdu Wolong rilong Danba Bamei (383km)

D2: Bamei Goukou hike to yalayoucuo: BC (40km) camp

D3：BC-C1

D4：C1-C2

D5: C2 - topping - C2

D6:C2-BC

D7: yalayoucuo Bamei (40km) Hostel: Bamei residence

D8: Bamei Chengdu (358km)

Chronicle of climbing

The next day I got off the train in Chengdu and rushed to the tea shop to take the 12:00 noon bus to Xiaojin. When the car passed the balang pass, snowflakes were floating in the sky, and the passes on both sides were covered with snow. It was winter again. When I got to Changping gully, ah you picked me up at the roadside and met a friend who had a life and death experience on the snow mountain. He was very kind. As soon as he arrived at the hotel, ah you took out photos of some Korean people climbing Yala. According to the information at hand, there are four main glaciers in Yala snow mountain. The glaciers under the main peak are too steep to climb, while there are three glaciers under the north peak. The first one is wide but steep, and avalanches are easy to occur. The second one is broken, but there are large steep rock ridges on one side, which can be climbed The three glaciers are relatively slow, with a large C-shape leading to the top of the north peak. The Korean people chose the second rock route to the top of the second glacier and then climbed to the top of the north peak after building C2. Some British people also chose the third glacier route to climb to the top of the north peak, but it's relatively long. Ah you and I considered that the Korean route to C2 is a rock route, and we can quickly get the height, and it's said that all above C1 are hit The rope is relatively strong and needs only a little maintenance. There should be no problem in passing it. With photos of Korean climbers on hand, I decided to take the Korean route.

Route

A careful study of the Korean route shows that there are several difficulties in their route. The first is the steep rock route to C2, which is almost 70 or 80 degrees steep ice and snow rock operation. It's similar to Tian Haizi we climbed on May Day, but it's much longer than Tian Haizi's rock route. It's a test for our technology and physical strength. Although there are Korean road ropes on it, we should be able to do it It's not so easy to find a rope in a large area of ice and snow. Then, C2 to C3 will pass through the ice storm area, and there will be a large area of ice cracks to pass through. The last difficulty is that the ice and snow ridge from the top of the north peak to the top of the main peak cuts across. Although the height difference is only 100 meters, it is nearly one kilometer long and is extremely dangerous. Once it slips and falls, it is absolutely dead. Both the British and the Koreans chose to give up in front of the cutting edge. Considering that there are only two of us climbing this time, the time is limited, we choose alpine climbing, our own strength is limited, our goal is to see the top of the north peak

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