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Langtang Lirung is the highest peak of the Langtang Himal, which is a subrange of the Himalayas, southwest of the Eight-thousander Shishapangma. It is listed as the 99th highest mountain in the world.
On October 24, 1978, Seishi Wada and Pemba Tsering Sherpa from a Japanese expedition made the first ascent of the mountain via the East Ridge.
Poland made the first winter ascent. On 3 January 1988 Mikołaj Czyżewski, Kazimierz Kiszka and Adam Potoczek stood at the summit. Historia polskiego wspinania. Himalaje cz.III (lata 1984-88)
According to the Himalayan Index, there have been 14 ascents of Langtang Lirung (in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, and 1995), mostly by the Southeast or Southwest Ridge routes; and 13 unsuccessful attempts on the peak (these may be underestimates).
On 29 March 1990, an avalanche hit an eight-member Japanese climbing team who was ascending the mountain via the southeast ridge. Four climbers were caught and carried 600 meters. One member of the team was able to free himself. Three others, Noriyuki Futami, Yasuhisa Kuwashina and Masahiro Hisamoto were killed.
On 9 November 2009, Slovenian mountaineer Tomaž Humar, who was on a solo climb (the expedition started on 5 October) via the South Face, had an accident during his descent. Sources report that he became stuck on the mountain at an approximate height of 6300 meters with a broken leg (other sources also report broken ribs and damaged spine). His only contact with the base camp staff via a satellite phone was made on the day of the accident, and he appeared to be in a critical condition. The rescue party found his body on 14 November at the height of . Presumably, he died on 9 or 10 November.
On 30 October 2024 Czech climber Marek Holeček and his Slovak partner Ondrej Húserka achieved the first successful ascent of Langtang Lirung via the peak's east face. Ondrej died during the descent on October 31 after falling into glacier's crevasse. Marek reached him alive and tried to pull him out before realizing Ondrej's injuries being too serious and losing him hours into attempt to save his life.
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