Kangtega

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| name = Kangtega

| photo = Thamserku-Kantaiga-from-Thame.jpg

| photo_caption = The north summit of Kangtega is seen to the left. To the right you can see Thamserku

| elevation_m = 6782

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakware|id=1078|name = Kangtega | accessdate = 2010-04-08}}

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| location = Nepal

| range = Himalayas

| coordinates = {{coord|27.7833|86.8167|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| map =Nepal Province1#Nepal

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| first_ascent = 1963 David Dornan, Tom Frost, Michael Gill, Jim Wilson,{{cite journal|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196403100/The-Himalayan-Schoolhouse-Expedition |journal=American Alpine Club |year=1964 |title=The Himalayan Schoolhouse Expedition |author= David B. Dornan |access-date=2017-10-24 }} in an expedition led by Edmund Hillary.

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Kangtega ({{langx|ne|काङ्टेगा}}), known also as The Snow Saddle, is a major mountain peak of the Himalayas in Nepal. Its summit rises {{convert|6782|m|0}}. It was first ascended in 1963.{{cite web|url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen3.php?act=1|title=Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index|accessdate=2009-03-17}}

From the Khumbhu and Hinku Valley areas, Mount Kangtega rises to a saddle-shaped point, thus earning the name "The Snow Saddle."{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Everest Journeys Pvt |title=Mount Kangtega Expedition |url=https://www.everestjourneys.com/mount-kangtega-expedition/www.everestjourneys.com |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Everest Journeys Pvt. Ltd. |language=en}}

Notable ascents and attempts

File:Tom Frost - Climbers on Kangtega - 1986.jpg and Jeff Lowe climbing Kangtega (1 May 1986).]]

1986 Northeast Buttress, alpine-style FA of route by Jay Smith, Mark Hesse, Craig Reason and Paul 'Wally' Teare, Oct 22–29.{{cite journal | last = Smith | first = Jay | title = Kangtega's Northeast Buttress |url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198704100 | journal = American Alpine Journal | volume = 29 | issue = 61 | pages = 41–47 | publisher = American Alpine Club | location = New York, NY, USA | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-930410-29-7 }}

References

Category:Mountains of Koshi Province

Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas