| Labuche Kang | |
| Elevation M: | 7367 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] Ranked 75th |
| Prominence M: | 1957 |
| Listing: | Ultra |
| Country: | China |
| Region: | Tibet |
| Map: | China Tibet topography |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 28.3042°N 86.3508°W |
| First Ascent: | October 26, 1987 by A. Deuchi, H. Furukawa, K. Sudo (Japanese); Diaqiog, Gyala, Lhaji, Wanjia (Chinese) |
| Easiest Route: | West Ridge: glacier/snow climb |
Labuche Kang (or Lapche Kang, Lobuche Kang I, Choksiam) is a northern outlier of the Himalayas inside Tibet. It rises northwest of Rolwaling Himal and east of Shishapangma. The peak belongs to a little-known section of the Himalaya variously called Labuche Himal, Pamari Himal and Lapchi Kang[2] that extends from the valley of the Tamakosi River west to the valley of the Sun Kosi and Nyalam Tong Lapass where Arniko-Friendship Highway cross the Himalaya. This section extends south into Nepal east of Arniko Highway. It is wholly within the catchment of the Kosi, a Ganges tributary.
Labuche Kang was first climbed in 1987 by a Sino-Japanese expedition, via the West Ridge. No other attempts are recorded[3] until September 2010 when American climber Joe Puryear fell to his death during an unsuccessful attempt.[4]