Pumori
Pumori (or Pumo Ri) is a mountain in the Himalaya on the
Nepal-Tibet border. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest.
Pumori, which means "Ummarried Daughter" in the Sherpa dialect, was
named by George Mallory. Climbers sometimes refer to Pumori as "Everest's
Daughter".
Pumori is a popular climbing peak and the easiest route is
graded class 3, although with avalanche danger. Pumori was first climbed in
1962 by Gerhard Lenser of a German-Swiss expedition.Two Czechs (Leopold
Sulovsky and Michalec Zeduak) climbed a new route on the South face in the
spring of 1996 (Joe Simpson, 1997, Dark Shadows falling).
An outlier of Pumori is Kala Patthar (5,643m/18,513'), which
appears as a big brown bump below the impressive south face of Pumori. Many
trekkers going to see Mt. Everest up close will attempt to climb to the top of
Kala Patthar. The views from almost anywhere on Kala Patther of Everest, Lhotse
and Nuptse are truly spectacular on a sunny day.
The Mt. Pumori is on the border of Nepal and Tibet, where
the difference between the two countries is obvious: The arid Tibetan Plateau
stretches to the north and west, and the brilliant white peaks of Nepal rise to
the south and east.
Elevation (feet):23494
Elevation (meters):7161
Range: Himalaya
SubRange: Central
Nepal Himalaya
Country: Nepal
Continent: Asia
Difficulty:
Technical Climb
Best months for
climbing: September, October, November
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