Mount Jitchu Drake


Jichu Drake is a mountain in the Himalayas, and a companion peak to Mount Jomolhari. Its height is given variously as 6714m, 6789m, 6797m, 6970m or 6989m by various sources. Jitchu Drake has a double summit, with the lower summit to the south.
Jitchu Drakye is the Tutelary deity of Paro and its environs.
It is also known as Kungphu or Tserim Kang, Shumkang, Jichi Dak Keth, Tseringegang or Tsheringme Gang, producing the double peak.

Climbing history

The south summit was first climbed by the Austrian expedition of Werner Sucher, Albert Egger, Alois Stuckler, Sepp Mayerl and Toni Ponholzer in May 1983. The first ascent of the higher North summit was in May 1988 by Sharu Prabhu from India, Doug Scott and Victor Saunders from the UK via the south face.
The Italian climbers Giorgio Corradini and Tiziano Nannuzzi were killed during an attempt on the North summit in 1984.