Kawagebo (or Moirigkawagarbo, Kawakarpo, Kawa Karpo, Ka-Kar-Po) is the highest mountain in Yunnan, China. It is visited by 20,000 pilgrims each year; many pilgrims circumambulate the peak, an arduous trek. Climbing history The first attempt on Kawagebo was made in 1987 by a party from the Joetsu Alpine Club of Japan. In the winter of 1990-91 a group from the Academic Alpine Club of Kyoto University attempted the peak in conjunction with a Chinese group. A nighttime avalanche killed all seventee… (More on Kawagebo)