Pauhunri
{{Short description|Mountain in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pauhunri
| photo = Bundesarchiv Bild 135-KA-06-015, Tibetexpedition, Landschaftsaufnahme.jpg
| photo_caption = Pauhunri (centre background) from the headwaters of the Lachung River south of the pass Dongkya La
| elevation_m = 7128
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=12844|name=Pauhunri, China/India|accessdate=2011-11-24}}
| prominence_m = 2035
| listing = Ultra
| map = Tibetan Plateau
| map_caption = Location on China-India border
| map_size = 300
| label_position = left
| range = Himalayas
| coordinates = {{coord|27|57|12|N|88|50|33|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| first_ascent = 1911 by Alec Kellas
| easiest_route = snow/ice/rock climb
}}
Pauhunri is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas. It is located on the border of Sikkim, India and Tibet and is situated about 75 km northeast of Kangchenjunga. It marks the origin of Teesta river.
First ascent
Pauhunri has an elevation of {{convert|7128|m|ft|0}} and was first climbed in 1911 by Scottish mountaineer, Alexander Mitchell Kellas, along with two Sherpas known only as "Sony" and "Tuny’s brother". Unknown at the time, it was revealed 80 years later that this climb made Pauhunri the highest climbed summit on Earth from 1911 to 1930.[http://caledonianmercury.com/2010/11/17/scottish-climber-revealed-to-be-altitude-record-breaker-80-years-on/001314 "Scottish climber revealed to be altitude record-breaker – 80 years on"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004045/http://caledonianmercury.com/2010/11/17/scottish-climber-revealed-to-be-altitude-record-breaker-80-years-on/001314 |date=2014-05-24 }} CaledonianMercury.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
See also
References
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Category:International mountains of Asia
Category:Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas
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