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Coordinates: 27°51′N 86°48′E / 27.850°N 86.800°E / 27.850; 86.800
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'''Pangboche''' or '''Panboche''' is a village in [[Khumjung]] VDC of [[Solukhumbu District]], [[Nepal]] at an altitude of {{convert|13074|ft}}.<ref name="Deutschle2012">{{cite book|last=Deutschle|first=Phil|title=The Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=a80oM5xNIaAC&pg=PA107|accessdate=13 May 2012|date=1 May 2012|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-385-6|page=107}}</ref> It is located high in the [[Himalayas]] in the Imja Khole valley, about 3 kilometres northeast of [[Tengboche]] and is a base camp for climbing nearby [[Ama Dablam]] and trekking. It contains a monastery, famed for its purported [[yeti]] scalp and [[Pangboche Hand|hand]], the latter of which was stolen.<ref name="Paris match">{{cite book|title=Paris match|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2p1NAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=13 May 2012|date=April 1973}}</ref> The village is inhabited mainly by [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]s, and [[Sungdare Sherpa]], a native of the village, had the record for conquering Everest five times in the Sherpa climbing history and in the world history of mountaineering in 1989.<ref name="Kunwar1989">{{cite book|last=Kunwar|first=Ramesh Raj|title=Fire of Himal: an anthropological study of the Sherpas of Nepal Himalayan region|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HWduAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=13 May 2012|year=1989|publisher=Nirala Publications|page=100}}</ref> Sir [[Edmund Hillary]] once built a swing for Pangboche School. <ref name="Johnston2005">{{cite book|last=Johnston|first=Alexa|title=Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Life of Adventure|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=g7vD1S2O3UAC|accessdate=13 May 2012|date=16 October 2005|publisher=Dk Pub|isbn=978-0-7566-1527-7|pages=147–8}}</ref> North of the village is the [[Dughla]] lake and pass.
'''Pangboche''' or '''Panboche''' is a village in [[Khumjung]] [[Village development committee (Nepal)|Village Development Committee]] of [[Solukhumbu District]] in [[Province No. 1]] of [[Nepal]] at an altitude of {{convert|13074|ft}}.<ref name="Deutschle2012">{{cite book|last=Deutschle|first=Phil|title=The Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a80oM5xNIaAC&pg=PA107|accessdate=13 May 2012|date=1 May 2012|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-385-6|page=107}}</ref> It is located high in the [[Himalaya|Himalayas]] in the Imja Khole valley, about 3 kilometres northeast of [[Tengboche]] and is a base camp for climbing the nearby [[Ama Dablam]] and trekking. It contains a monastery, famed for its purported [[yeti]] scalp and [[Pangboche Hand|hand]], the latter of which was stolen.<ref name="Paris match">{{cite book|title=Paris match|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2p1NAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=13 May 2012|date=April 1973}}</ref> The village is inhabited mainly by [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]s, and [[Sungdare Sherpa]], a native of the village, held the record for summiting Everest five times in the Sherpa climbing history and in the world history of mountaineering in 1989.<ref name="Kunwar1989">{{cite book|last=Kunwar|first=Ramesh Raj|title=Fire of Himal: an anthropological study of the Sherpas of Nepal Himalayan region|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWduAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=13 May 2012|year=1989|publisher=Nirala Publications|page=100}}</ref> The Pangboche school was built by Sir [[Edmund Hillary]]'s [[Himalayan Trust]] in 1963. North of the village is the [[Dughla]] lake and pass.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Solukhumbu District]]
*[[Province No. 1]]
*[[Nepal]]
*[[Khumjung]]
*[[Pangboche Hand]]
*[[Pangboche Hand]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.summitpost.org/panboche-and-the-famous-monastery/342708 Photograph]
*[http://www.summitpost.org/panboche-and-the-famous-monastery/342708 Photograph]

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[[Category:Populated places in Solukhumbu District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Solukhumbu District]]
[[Category:Khumbu Pasanglhamu]]



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Latest revision as of 10:58, 28 January 2024

For the crater on Mars, see Pangboche (crater).
Pangboche
पाङ्बोचे
Village
Pangboche with Ama Dablam mountain behind
Pangboche with Ama Dablam mountain behind
Pangboche is located in Nepal
Pangboche
Pangboche
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°51′N 86°48′E / 27.850°N 86.800°E / 27.850; 86.800
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
ZoneSagarmatha Zone
DistrictSolukhumbu District
AreaKhumjung
Elevation
3,985 m (13,074 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)

Pangboche or Panboche is a village in Khumjung Village Development Committee of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of Nepal at an altitude of 13,074 feet (3,985 m).[1] It is located high in the Himalayas in the Imja Khole valley, about 3 kilometres northeast of Tengboche and is a base camp for climbing the nearby Ama Dablam and trekking. It contains a monastery, famed for its purported yeti scalp and hand, the latter of which was stolen.[2] The village is inhabited mainly by Sherpas, and Sungdare Sherpa, a native of the village, held the record for summiting Everest five times in the Sherpa climbing history and in the world history of mountaineering in 1989.[3] The Pangboche school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1963. North of the village is the Dughla lake and pass.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Deutschle, Phil (1 May 2012). The Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-84162-385-6. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. ^ Paris match. April 1973. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ^ Kunwar, Ramesh Raj (1989). Fire of Himal: an anthropological study of the Sherpas of Nepal Himalayan region. Nirala Publications. p. 100. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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