Khumbutse

Khumbutse
Khumbutse
Highest point
Elevation	6,636 m (21,772 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	460 m (1,510 ft) ^[2]
Coordinates	28°01′13″N 86°52′23″E / 28.02028°N 86.87306°E / 28.02028; 86.87306Coordinates: 28°01′13″N 86°52′23″E / 28.02028°N 86.87306°E / 28.02028; 86.87306
Geography
Khumbutse Nepal
Location	Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Parent range	Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	1979 by Franček Knez
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice

Khumbutse (Chinese: 坤布崎峰; pinyin: Kūnbùzī Fēng) is the first mountain west (6 km) of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China.

Overview

Khumbutse (lower right)

Left to right: Pumori-Lingtren-Khumbutse

Lingtren, Khumbutse, and Everest West Shoulder overlook base camp and the Khumbu Icefall. Mount Everest South-West face (above the west shoulder) and Nuptse's side to right

Left to right: Lingtren-Khumbutse - Everest west shoulder.

References

↑ "Khumbutse". Peakware.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
↑ "Khumbutse, China/Nepal". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.

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Mount Everest

Topography and landmarks	Base Camp Geneva Spur Hillary Step Hornbein Couloir Kangshung Face Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm

Expeditions	1921 British reconnaisance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair of the Dancing Lamas) 1933 British 1935 British 1936 British 1938 British 1950–52 British–Swiss–US reconnaissance 1951 British 1952 Swiss 1953 British 1975 British SW Face 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police 2006 Philippine 2007 Altitude Everest expedition Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition Timeline of climbing Mount Everest List of Mount Everest guides

Disasters and notable deaths	1970 disaster 1974 avalanche 1996 disaster Green Boots David Sharp 2014 avalanche 2015 avalanches List of people who died climbing Mount Everest

Committees	Joint Himalayan Committee Mount Everest Committee

In media	Beyond the Edge The Climb (book) The Climb (2007 film) Everest (1998 film) Everest (2015 film) Everest (Indian TV series) Everest '82 Everest: Beyond the Limit EverestMax Expedition Everest (roller coaster) Into Thin Air The Man Who Skied Down Everest Mount Everest webcam Paths of Glory Peak The Wildest Dream Wings Over Everest

Everest massif	Khumbutse Lhotse Lingtren Nuptse Pumori

List of Mount Everest records Times to the summit 20th-century summiters

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Khumbutse

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