Nirekha
| Nirekha | ||
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 View from Gokyo Ri . Mount Everest in the middle of the picture, to the left the snow-covered Nirekha |
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| height | 6169 m | |
| location | Solukhumbu District ( Nepal ) | |
| Mountains | Mahalangur Himal ( Himalaya ) | |
| Dominance | 4.16 km → Chumbu (southern pre-summit) | |
| Notch height | 499 m ↓ ( 5670 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 58 '39 " N , 86 ° 45' 46" E | |
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| First ascent | April 2003 by Matt Fioretti and Greg Valentine | |
| Normal way | via Cho La Col and West Ridge | |
The Nirekha is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal in eastern Nepal .
The Nirekha is located in the Khumbu region, 16 km west of Mount Everest , and has an altitude of 6,169 m . The mountain has two pyramid-shaped peaks of approximately the same height (north and south peaks), which rise from the summit plateau. The Nirekha falls into the "A" category of climbing peaks according to the Mountaineers Association of Nepal .
The Lobuche West Summit ( 6145 m ) is 2 km further east in the same ridge . To the west lies the mountain saddle Cho La Col ( 5650 m ), to the southwest the mountain pass Cho La ( 5380 m ). Further west beyond the Cho La Col rises the Kangchung ( 6103 m ). 6.38 km south is the Cholatse ( 6440 m ). To the northeast, a ridge leads to Chumbu ( 6853 m ).
The standard route leads over the Cho La Col and the west ridge to the summit plateau and has a level of difficulty AD +.
Web links
- detailed description with photos at jonasspillmann.ch
- Nirekha at Peakware (English)
- summitpost.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ himalayaspirit.com: 33 Climbing NMA Peaks
- ↑ a b Mountaineers Association of Nepal ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
