Kangtega
Encyclopedia
Kangtega, known also as The Snow Saddle, is a major mountain peak of the Himalayas
in Nepal
. Its summit rises 6782 metres (22,251 ft). It was first ascended in the year 1964.
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Its summit rises 6782 metres (22,251 ft). It was first ascended in the year 1964.
Notable ascents and attempts
- 1986 Northeast Buttress, alpine-style FA of route by Jay Smith, Mark Hesse, Craig Reason and Paul 'Wally' Teare, Oct 22-29.