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4 unusual facts about Nun Kun


Claude Kogan

Nun Kun with Vittoz, a Moravian missionary to the Tibetans and an experienced alpinist

Mario Piacenza

In 1913 he organized and led an exploration of the Ladakh, reaching the summits of the twin peaks of Nun and Kun (m 7.147 and 7.095) in the Indian Kashmir together with Borelli ed Gaspard, then the summit of the Z3 peak, naming it Cima Italia (Italia Peak, m 6189).

Nun Kun

Italian mountaineer Mario Piacenza made the first ascent of Kun in 1913, via the north-east ridge.

Thomas A. Mutch

He was presumed killed when he disappeared during descent from Mount Nun in the Kashmir Himalayas.



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