Pumori
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Pumori |
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height | 7161 m |
location | Solukhumbu District ( Nepal ), Tibet ( China ) |
Mountains | Mahalangur Himal ( Himalaya ) |
Dominance | 7.03 km → Nuptse Nup II |
Notch height | 1278 m ↓ Lho La ( 5883 m ) |
Coordinates | 28 ° 0 ′ 56 " N , 86 ° 49 ′ 41" E |
First ascent | May 17, 1962 by Ernst Forrer , Ueli Hürlimann and Gerhard Lenser |
Normal way | Glaciated alpine tour |
First ascent route of the Pumori west side of Bühler / Steck 2001 |
Pumori (or Pumo Ri ) is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China , about eight kilometers west of Mount Everest .
Pumori means "unmarried daughter" in the Sherpa language and was chosen by George Mallory . Mountaineers sometimes call the Pumori “daughter of Mount Everest”.
The first ascent of Pumori was achieved in 1962 by Ernst Forrer , Ueli Hürlimann and Gerhard Lenser , members of a German-Swiss expedition.
In 2001 the Swiss extreme mountaineers Ueli Steck and Ueli Bühler managed the first ascent of the western route (1400 m M4 / 80 degrees ice). Although the two were hit by an avalanche on the ascent, they managed to climb successfully.
A secondary peak of the Pumori is the Kala Patthar ( 5675 m ), the southern summit ( 5545 m ) of which is often climbed because of its view of Mount Everest , Lhotse and Nuptse and because of its proximity to the trekking route to the Everest base camp on the south side - because the base camp is permitted its valley location in the arch of the Khumbu glacier does not have a view of the Everest summit.
The Pumori is often climbed today. The easiest route has level III.
photos
Web links
- Gigapixel panorama of Pumori and base camp ( Flash ; 110 kB)
- Pumori on Peakbagger.com (English)