Mount Otgontenger
Since the introduction of Buddhism, traditional Mongolian beliefs have held that wrathful deities inhabit many of Mongolia's sacred mountains. Ochirvaani is particularly associated with Otgontenger.
Accidents
On 4 August 1963, MIAT Mongolian Airlines Avia 14 Super MONGOL-105 struck the side of the mountain while on route, killing all on board.
In October 2017, 27 hikers climbed the mountain and only 10 of them came back. They requested the rescue team a day after the other 17 went missing. The rescue operation took about 4 days with helicopters and 250 men. Rescuers found all 17 of them dead, having received injuries from both fall damage and from frostbite. However, it was still argued that some of the victims survived the fall and tried to send distress signals by using flashlights.
See also
References
- ^ by wikimapia.org
- ^ "Mongolia: 18 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". Note: The prominence value listed here was calculated from a summit elevation of 4,000 m. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ Bodies of all 17 mountaineers found at Mongolia's Mount Otgontenger, AKIPress, 25 October 2017
External links
- "Otgon Tenger Uul, Mongolia" on Peakbagger
- www.summitpost.org/otgon-tenger-uul summitpost/otgon tenger