The Himalayan Quiz

SeentheLight · Dec 2nd, 2005, 01:33

Where do pilgrims go to worship (pay respects to) this phenonemon?

torryquine · Dec 2nd, 2005, 02:38

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Originally Posted by SeentheLight

Where do pilgrims go to worship (pay respects to) this phenonemon?

Muktinath

somnath · Dec 2nd, 2005, 12:46

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Originally Posted by torryquine

It's probably on Kangjenjunga?

Ha ha ha……. TQ, you know Kanchenjunga is my favorite

. This is really close; you can see this glacier during Kanchenjunga trek. This is Rathong Glacier ( http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...2/limit/recent ) and the snap was taken from Dzongri top.

Cheers.

cliffhanger · Dec 2nd, 2005, 14:00

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Originally Posted by somnath

Ha ha ha……. TQ, you know Kanchenjunga is my favorite

. This is really close; you can see this glacier during Kanchenjunga trek. This is Rathong Glacier ( http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...2/limit/recent ) and the snap was taken from Dzongri top.

Cheers.

r u shure it is rathong glacier ......i cannot see rathong peak or kabru anywhere

somnath · Dec 2nd, 2005, 14:17

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Originally Posted by cliffhanger

r u shure it is rathong glacier ......i cannot see rathong peak or kabru anywhere

Yes Sir, I AM SURE

.This is Rathong. Kabru is situated on right-hand side but not visible in the picture (12x zoom can blowup the subject but sorry I didn’t take the panoramic view so unable to provide Rathong and Kabru in same frame.) but I’ll post another pic with kabru, kanchenjunga and black kabru in foreground. OK?

Thanks,
Somnath

cliffhanger · Dec 2nd, 2005, 16:47

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Originally Posted by somnath

Yes Sir, I AM SURE

.This is Rathong. Kabru is situated on right-hand side but not visible in the picture (12x zoom can blowup the subject but sorry I didn’t take the panoramic view so unable to provide Rathong and Kabru in same frame.) but I’ll post another pic with kabru, kanchenjunga and black kabru in foreground. OK?

Thanks,
Somnath

sorry ,actually i went to rathong glacier twice but it looks completely different from there.....so i was confused

and i think you want to reffer to black kabur not kabru

torryquine · Dec 3rd, 2005, 00:59

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Originally Posted by AvidTrekker

Rhienhold Messner. [sp?]

Yes, it was him....I don't know how to spell is name either

Hippie at Heart · Dec 4th, 2005, 02:36

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Originally Posted by vistet

Sutlej and Ganges.

Karnali and Sutlej rise near Kailash

Hippie at Heart · Dec 4th, 2005, 02:42

Q 11. which are older- the Himalayan rivers o the Himalayan peaks?
Q12. what is roughly the geological age of Himalaya?
Q13. what caused it to take its present profile?
Q14. what feature in central Asia predated the rise of the Himalaya?

Oliver Schulz · Dec 4th, 2005, 05:48

i read ian baker and i think he says the tsangpo gorge i deeper than the kali gandaki.

but who can answer this one: what ist the name of the sutlej in tibetan - and what does it mean?

vistet · Dec 4th, 2005, 13:16

Tibetan geographic tradition talks of the four mouths , the sources of the four Kailash/Kang Rinpoche rivers :

Langchen kahabab , the elephants mouth, Sutlej.
Sengye khabab, the lions mouth, Indus.
Mapcha khabab, the peacock´s mouth, Ganges (tradition , not reality )
Tachok khabab, the horse´s mouth, Brahmaputra

torryquine · Dec 4th, 2005, 19:13

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Originally Posted by Hippie at Heart

Q 11. which are older- the Himalayan rivers o the Himalayan peaks?
Q12. what is roughly the geological age of Himalaya?
Q13. what caused it to take its present profile?
Q14. what feature in central Asia predated the rise of the Himalaya?

11. Surely the mountains are older, the rivers would form from the meltwater of their glaciers.

12. 80 million years - the Jurassic period.

13. The mountains were formed by the colliding continental plates of Central Asia and the Subcontinent and continue to rise.

14. Perhaps the Gobi Dessert?

vistet · Dec 4th, 2005, 19:19

Q 15 : Who was the explorer that first determined the exact location (long/lat) and altitude of Lhasa ?

AvidTrekker · Dec 4th, 2005, 19:55

Sutlej, Kali Gandaki, Bramhaputra are supposed to be geologically older, which is why they supposedly kept on cutting [eventually deep] gorges into the rising continental mass that was named the Himalaya....

Hippie at Heart · Dec 5th, 2005, 01:55

11 A: AT got it right, rivers are older
12 A: 65 million years
13 A: TQ got that – crumpling of continental plates and tectonic collusion.
14 A: Pamir – roof of the world was formerly the sea of tethys.

Dec 2nd, 2005, 01:33	#31
SeentheLight Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 116	Fire and Ice Where do pilgrims go to worship (pay respects to) this phenonemon?

Dec 4th, 2005, 05:48	#40
Oliver Schulz Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 47	ian baker - suttlej i read ian baker and i think he says the tsangpo gorge i deeper than the kali gandaki. but who can answer this one: what ist the name of the sutlej in tibetan - and what does it mean?

Dec 4th, 2005, 19:55	#44
AvidTrekker Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya Posts: 2,785	Some rivers are older... Sutlej, Kali Gandaki, Bramhaputra are supposed to be geologically older, which is why they supposedly kept on cutting [eventually deep] gorges into the rising continental mass that was named the Himalaya.... __________________ The Universe is an ellipsoid?... or a Spheroid?? If the sphere smiles... it becomes an ellipse. This IS Creation.

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Hippie at Heart Born Epicure Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: India Posts: 322	Q 11. which are older- the Himalayan rivers o the Himalayan peaks? Q12. what is roughly the geological age of Himalaya? Q13. what caused it to take its present profile? Q14. what feature in central Asia predated the rise of the Himalaya?

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vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,819	Tibetan geographic tradition talks of the four mouths , the sources of the four Kailash/Kang Rinpoche rivers : Langchen kahabab , the elephants mouth, Sutlej. Sengye khabab, the lions mouth, Indus. Mapcha khabab, the peacock´s mouth, Ganges (tradition , not reality ) Tachok khabab, the horse´s mouth, Brahmaputra

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vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,819	Q 15 : Who was the explorer that first determined the exact location (long/lat) and altitude of Lhasa ?

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Hippie at Heart Born Epicure Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: India Posts: 322	11 A: AT got it right, rivers are older 12 A: 65 million years 13 A: TQ got that – crumpling of continental plates and tectonic collusion. 14 A: Pamir – roof of the world was formerly the sea of tethys.

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