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Geologist Toni Hagen explained the name as meaning a "grassy plain" or "meadow" (pangma) above a "comb" or a "range" (shisha or chisa) in the local Tibetan language, thereby signifying the "crest above the grassy plains".
Hello, there's a name change discussion going on at talk:Xixabangma and what constitutes minor spelling variations appears to be relevant to the discussion. Are all four terms minor spelling variations of each other, or are Shishapangma and Shisha Pangma minor spelling variations of each other with Xixabangma and Xixiabangma constituting minor ...
Transliterations of ethnic minority languages: Xixabangma vs Shishapangma Discussion and polling over the choice of peak name has not yet reached consensus. If you wish to join the discussion or polling, please feel free to at Talk:Xixabangma .
In 1987 Henry Day led the climbers attempting to climb the virgin east face of Xixabangma (8,027 m), [11] in China, organised by the Scientific Exploration Society with a view to conducting scientific research en route. In 2008 he organised a climbing expedition to the Georgian Causasus.
He was a member of the 1973 Himachal Pradesh expedition, and the Everest expedition (1976). He led an RE expedition to Trisul II (1978) and to the Da Xue Shan mountains (1981). He led the climbers attempting to climb the east face of Xixabangma (1987) and in 2008 organised a climbing expedition to the Georgian Causasus.
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Kuhle studied German philology, geography, and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin.He graduated in 1972 (Staatsexamen) and moved to the University of Göttingen for Ph.D. work.