Shartse
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 View of Mount Everest from the south, the Shartse in the right half of the picture |
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| height | 7457 m |
| location | Districts Sankhuwasabha , Solukhumbu ( Nepal ), Tibet ( China ) |
| Mountains | Mahalangur Himal ( Himalaya ) |
| Dominance | 1.93 km → Peak 38 ( Shartse II ) |
| Notch height | 187 m ↓ (7270 m) |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 56 '58 " N , 86 ° 58' 59" E |
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| First ascent | May 23, 1974 by Hermann Warth and Kurt Diemberger |
The Shartse (also Junction Peak ) is a 7457 m (according to other sources 7502 m ) high summit on the border between the Khumbu region of Nepal and Tibet southeast of Mount Everest .
Due to its low notch height of only 187 meters, it is not considered an independent mountain. It is a continuation of the Lhotse - Nuptse ridge about 4 km east of the Lhotse Shar ( 8415 m ). The Shartse is located at a junction (hence the name Junction Peak ). To the east, the ridge continues to the Pethangtse and Makalu massifs. Another mountain ridge leads south to Cho Polu and Baruntse . The Kangshung Glacier flows in an easterly direction along the northern flank . The Lhotse-Shar Glacier lies on the southwest flank, and the Barun Glacier on the southeast flank .
Ascent history
The first ascent of the Shartse took place in 1974 as part of the German Everest-Lhotse Expedition . The German Hermann Warth and the Austrian Kurt Diemberger reached the summit on May 23rd. Following the mountain tour, Diemberger immortalized his mountain comrade Warth in a portrait with an ice-covered beard. The first ascent as part of the German Everest-Lhotse Expedition was given a special letter in Nepal.
Web links
- Shartse on Peakbagger.com (English)