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Singu Chuli |
Singu Chuli is the mountain
formerly known as Fluted peak. A few days after,
enjoying that view of “ Fluters”, wilf Noyce and
David Cox went on to make the first ascent of
this attractive and difficult mountain by its
North-East Face and the top section of the East
Ridge. Despite the relative ease of access to
the Sanctuary this mountain has proven too
difficult for most commercial climbing groups
who have tended to concentrate their efforts on
Tent Peak.
As you approach the Sanctuary and reach the
simple lodges at Machha-puchhare base camp
little can be seen of the mountain, which is
toward the head of the valley, cradling the West
Annapurna Glacier .It is the first summit on the
long ridge thrown down from Tarke Kang (Glacier
Dome), which separates the South and West
Annapurna Glaciers.
The approach to the first ascent route follows a
shelf and a trough above the west bank of the
West Annapurna Glacier, skirting round the base
of the mountain’s rocky east ridge to gain the
foot of the North-East Face, which is unseen,
even from the moraines above the lodges.
Perhaps the best distant view of the mountain is
from Annapurna South base camp. From the
moraines above the lodges the fluted South Face
presents a ‘beautiful shape, buttressed by
pencil-shadowy ridges of snow and ice’ well
seen, rising above the ridge connecting it with
Tharpu Chuli.
To date, apart from the original route, most
efforts to climb the mountain have concentrated
on the face and ridges seen from this viewpoint.
The South-West Ridge, the one that ultimately
connects to Tent Peak, is an obvious, albeit
corniced, line although a far more complicated
connecting ridge than at first at first it
appears. The terrain between the two peaks is
quite confused and not at all a straightforward
ridge. The fluted face to the right of the
ridge, although menaced in places by ice bulges
and seracs is set at a reasonable angle and
appears an attractive proposition. However,
despite rumours that routes have been made on
these, no route descriptions have been made
available and the NMA have no record of ascents. |
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