CP (right) and travelling companions Otgon Tenger in Mongolia 14 September 2008

CP (right) and travelling companions. Otgon Tenger (Mong.Отгонтэнгэр; lit. "youngest sky") is the highest peak in the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia. Its summit is currently calculated to reach an elevation of ~4,000 metres above sea level. The mountain is located in Zavkhan Aimag and is the only peak in the Khangai range that is still capped with a permanent glacier. The south face of Otgon Tenger is the most extensive granite wall in Mongolia. According to traditional Mongolian beliefs deities inhabit such sacred mountains. Photo courtesy of our expert driver. 14 September 2008.

CP (right) and travelling companions. Otgon Tenger (Mong.Отгонтэнгэр; lit. “youngest sky”) is the highest peak in the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia. Its summit is currently calculated to reach an elevation of ~4,000 metres above sea level. The mountain is located in Zavkhan Aimag and is the only peak in the Khangai range that is still capped with a permanent glacier. The south face of Otgon Tenger is the most extensive granite wall in Mongolia. According to traditional Mongolian beliefs deities inhabit such sacred mountains. Photo courtesy of our expert driver. 14 September 2008.

CP (right) and travelling companions. Otgon Tenger (Mong.Отгонтэнгэр; lit. “youngest sky”) is the highest peak in the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia. Its summit is currently calculated to reach an elevation of ~4,000 metres above sea level. The mountain is located in Zavkhan Aimag and is the only peak in the Khangai range that is still capped with a permanent glacier. The south face of Otgon Tenger is the most extensive granite wall in Mongolia. According to traditional Mongolian beliefs deities inhabit such sacred mountains. Photo courtesy of our expert driver. 14 September 2008.