Nuptse
Also known as Nubtse, Nup Tse
Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, a part of the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies to the southwest of Mount Everest. The main peak, Nuptse I with an elevation of , was first climbed on May 16, 1961 by Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi. After a hiatus of almost 20 years, Nuptse became an objective of mountaineers again, with important routes being put up on its west, south, and north faces.
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- Nuptse from Kala Patthar
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- 7861
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- 319
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- Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
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- 1961 by a British team led by Joe Walmsley
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Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, a part of the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies to the southwest of Mount Everest. The main peak, Nuptse I with an elevation of , was first climbed on May 16, 1961 by Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi. After a hiatus of almost 20 years, Nuptse became an objective of mountaineers again, with important routes being put up on its west, south, and north faces.
== Name == Nuptse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nuptse massif.
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