Kongde Ri

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Kongde Ri
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Highest point
Elevation 6,187 m (20,299 ft) [1]
Coordinates 27°47′35″N86°38′35″E / 27.79306°N 86.64306°E / 27.79306; 86.64306 [2]
Geography
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Kongde Ri
Location in Nepal
Location Khumbu, Nepal
Parent range Lumding Himal
Climbing
First ascent East Peak ascended in 1973 by a German team [3]
Easiest route rock/snow climb
Kongde Ri viewed from Namche Kongde Ri A.jpg
Kongde Ri viewed from Namche

Kongde Ri (sometimes Kwangde Ri) is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The mountain is located four km west of Namche Bazaar.

The mountain is classified as a trekking peak, but it is considered one of the more difficult ones to climb. A climbing permit costs US$350 for up to 4 climbers. [4]

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References

  1. "Kongde Ri". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. OpenStreetMap
  3. "Asia, Nepal, Kongde-Ri, East Peak". American Alpine Club . Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  4. "Kwandge". Nepal Mountaineering Association . Retrieved 2009-05-23.