Kwangde Peak Expedition - 6011m - 16 Days
Kwangde peak 6011meter is located above the famous Sherpa
village of Namche Bazaar and is ripe for those wanting to ascend a
seldom-climbed 6000-meter peak. Combine this with a remote approach walk
through un-spoilt alpine terrain and you have the essence of this challenging
climb.
This difficult
mountain forms an impressive, multi- summated ridge in the Khumbu region. The
actual mass of the mountain is a 3 mile ridge running from the summit of Nup
(6,035m. /19,799 ft.) southeast through the summits of Kwangde Lho (6,187m.
/20,298 ft.) and Kwangde Shar (6,093m. /19,990 ft.) and then turns sharply
south-southeast through several lower summits and terminates at Nupla (5,885m.
/19,307 ft.) All of these summits are included in the peak permit. The problem
is that every route that has been climbed on the Kwangde Peaks is difficult and
requires advanced technical expertise.
The Kwangde massif is the last part of the Lumding Himal and
rises above Namche Bazaar. This is one of the trekking peaks of Nepal, so a
trekking-peak permit is sufficient. The ridge contains at least 4 peaks. All
can be climbed with one permit. All peaks of this ridge are above 6000m and
inhibit some relatively small glaciers and some steep rock-faces. This peak
offers views of the Rolwaling, Cho Oyu, and Everest and Ama Dablam regions.
Outline Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu & transfer to Hotel 1350m.
Day 02: Prepare permit & trekking
Day 03: Flight to Lukla 2800m. & trek to Phakding 2610m.
Day 04: Phakding to Namche Bazaar
Day 05: Namche rest for acclimatization
Day 06: Kwangde base camp 4700m.
Day 07: Rest/acclimatization
Day 08: Base camp – high camp 5200m.
Day 09: High Camp – Summit Kwangde 6011m. – Back Base camp
Day 10: Base camp – Namche Bazaar
Day 11: Namche - Phakding
Day 12: Phakding - Lukla
Day 13: Thyanboche – Namche bazaar 3440m.
Day 14: fly Lukla – Kathmandu
Day 14: Kathmandu
Day 16: Final Departure
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