Mountain

Mountain Kangtega (6 782 m / 22 251 ft)

Parent Range: Himalaya
Activity type: Mountaineering
Summit(s): Main Summit (6 782 m /22 251 feet)
Elevation: 6 782 m / 22 251 ft
Cost of climbing: N/D
Image of Kangtega (6 782 m / 22 251 ft)
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Facts

Mountain Name(s):
Kangtega, The Snow Saddle
Elevation:
6 782 m / 22 251 ft
Summit(s):
Main Summit (6 782 m /22 251 feet)
Activity type:
Mountaineering
Location:
Asia, Nepal: (Central Region)
Starting Point:
Parent Range:
Range:
First Ascent:
??/??/1963 Jim Wilson , Michael Gill , Tom Frost , David Dornan
Geology:
Tectonic
Snow line: Please update
Prominence:
1 143 m / 3 750 ft
Isolation:
0 m / 0 ft
Climbing Season(s):
01 Apr-31 May;
01 Sep-15 Nov;
Nearst
Airport(s):
Convenience Center(s):
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Location

Asia, Nepal: (Central Region)
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Route

Location: Asia, Nepal: Central Region

Claimed by: 1 people

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    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.
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    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.
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    Kangtega is located in Khumbu, Nepal, south of Mount Everest, above Thyangboche Monastery.
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    Flight with a small plane from Kathmandu to Lukla 2866 m - Namche Bazar 3440m - Tengboche 3867m - Kangtega BC 5182m
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    Permits are required. You can arrange all the permits via touristic agency. Or in Nepal Mountaineering Association.
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Last update: Anastasia Pivnyuk (25 Dec 2016) • History

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