Mountain Kangtega (6 782 m / 22 251 ft)

Kangtega is another beautiful mountain, which rises majestically to a saddle shaped summit from the Khumbu and Hinku Valley and sits next to another prominent mountain Thamserku to the north. We take about a week to reach the Kangtega base camp situated at the bottom of the Kangtega Ice-Fall, which resembles with the infamous Khumbu Ice Fall of Mt. Everest. Setting up our base camp at 5,182m.

Mt. Kangtega is one of the mountain peaks in Nepal lies on which lies on the center north of Nepal at the bottom of the Kantega Ice-Fall. Mount Kantega expedition offers stunning Himalayan views of Everest region including the Mt. Everest 8848m, Mt Lhotse 8516m, Mt. Makalu 8463m , Mt.Cho Oyu 8201m, Mt. Kangchung 6063m, Mt. Amadablam 6856m, Mt. Thamserku 6723m, Mt. Pumori 7161m, Mt. Kusum Khagaru 6367m, Mt. Kongde 6011m, Mt.Twache peak 6367m, Mt. Cholaste 6335m, Island peak 6179m , Mera peak 6421m,etc, Tibetan Sherpa cultures. Nepal is a Himalayan country where hundreds of Peaks do welcome for those people who wants to adventure. Mt. Kangtega is one of the famous peak which lies on the center north of Nepal at the bottom of the Kangtega Ice-Fall, which resembles with the infamous Khumbu Ice Fall of Mt. Everest. Approach to this mountain is from the south side over the Tsetrawala pass and then through the Hinku glacier. It take about a week to reach the Kangtega base camp.

Kangtega is located in Khumbu, Nepal, south of Mount Everest, above Thyangboche Monastery.

Flight with a small plane from Kathmandu to Lukla 2866 m - Namche Bazar 3440m - Tengboche 3867m - Kangtega BC 5182m

Permits are required. You can arrange all the permits via touristic agency. Or in Nepal Mountaineering Association.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangtega