Baruntse

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Baruntse

Baruntse from Hongu Valley
Elevation 7,220 metres (23,688 feet)
Location Khumbu, Nepal
Range Himalaya
Coordinates 27°53′N 86°59′E
First ascent 1954 by New Zealand expedition
Easiest route glacier/snow/ice climb

Baruntse is a mountain in eastern Nepal, crowned by four peaks and bounded on the south by the Hunku Glacier. The mountain was first climbed May 30, 1954 via the south ridge by Colin Todd and Geoff Harrow of a New Zealand expedition.

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