Liushi Shan, Mountain summit in Dongru, China.
Liushi Shan is a high mountain summit in the Kunlun range, sitting on the border zone between Tibet and Xinjiang in western China. The peak is surrounded by glaciers and rocky ridges typical of this part of the range, with no permanent human settlement anywhere nearby.
Liushi Shan was first climbed on 16 August 1986 by a Japanese team from the Tokyo University Agriculture Alpine Club. They approached from Urumqi via Kashgar, set Base Camp at 5,270 m on the Litang River on 20 July, and placed Camps I to III at 5,515, 6,160 and 6,670 m, the last a snow cave. Five climbers reached the 7,167 m summit that day, a second group of six the next. No verified ascent has been recorded since.
The Chinese name 昆仑女神峰 (Kūnlún nǚshén fēng) means "Kunlun Goddess Peak"; Liushi Shan is a separate transliteration, not "flowing stone". The peak is also recorded as P 7167, a placeholder referring to its height before naming. Its first ascent, by Tokyo University of Agriculture's alpine club on 16 August 1986, is the only widely published climb, and no images of the mountain are readily available.
Reaching the area around this peak requires crossing some of the most remote terrain in western China, with no roads nearby and very limited support infrastructure. Any serious attempt demands weeks of acclimatization and a team with experience at extreme altitude.
Liushi Shan has a topographic prominence of close to 1,947 meters (about 6,390 feet), which means the nearest higher summit is exceptionally far away. This level of isolation puts it among the most standalone high peaks on the entire Asian continent.
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