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Nuptse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the
Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It
lies two kilometers just south-west of Mount
Everest. Nuptse I (7855m) was first summit by a
British expedition on the north-ridge on May 16,
1961 by Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi. The name
Nuptse is Tibetan and means west-peak, as it is
the western part of the Lhotse and Nuptse
massif. The main ridge, which is separated from
Lhotse by a 7556m high saddle, is crowned by 7
peaks and goes west-northwest until its steep
west-face drops down more than 2300m to the
Khumbu-glacier.
The long east-west trending main ridge of
Nuptse is crowned by seven peaks:
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Peak |
Meters |
Feet |
Latitude (N) |
Longitude (E) |
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Nuptse I |
7,861 |
25,790 |
27°57′59″ |
86°53′24″ |
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Nuptse II |
7,827 |
25,679 |
27°57′52″ |
86°53′34″ |
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Nuptse Shar I |
7,804 |
25,604 |
27°57′41″ |
86°53′47″ |
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Nuptse Nup I |
7,784 |
25,538 |
27°58′05″ |
86°53′08″ |
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Nuptse Shar II |
7,776 |
25,512 |
27°57′39″ |
86°53′55″ |
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Nuptse Nup II |
7,742 |
25,400 |
27°58′06″ |
86°52′54″ |
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Nuptse Shar III |
7,695 |
25,246 |
27°57′30″ |
86°54′42″ |
While Nuptse is a dramatic peak when viewed from
the south or west, and it towers above the base
camp for the standard south Col route on
Everest, it is not a particularly independent
peak: its topographic prominence is only 319m.
Hence it is not ranked on the list of highest
mountains.
Mt. Nuptse Expedition – 40 Days
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Trip Code |
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NAP-NUP - 224 |
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Trip Cost |
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Will quote depends on group size |
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Group Size |
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Minimum 4 upto 12 person |
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Accessibility |
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35 minutes, round trip Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu. |
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Normal Ascent Route |
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Nouth-Ridge (First ascended by dennis Davis on
16th May 1961) |
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Caravan Route |
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Kathmandu – Lukla – Namche – Lobuche – Nuptse
B.C. – Summit – Katmandu. |
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Royalty |
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USD 4,000 group upto 7 persons, USD 500 each
additional member |
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Garbage Deposit |
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USD 1,500 each team which is refund after
summit. |
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