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Phortse is a village located at 3840m in Khumbu, Nepal.. It is off the main trekking circuit and therefore more resembles an authentic Sherpa village. [1] There is a high trail connection to Pangpoche offering splendid views across the valley, which can be used instead of the standard Tengboche route.
Khumbutse's name indicates its location at the head of the Khumbu valley, down which the Khumbu Glacier flows. It is one of the prominent mountains above the southern Everest Base Camp, and is seen in many views from the nearby trekking routes, including at Gorak Shep. Aerial image showing the location of Khumbutse (lower right). Note that the ...
English: Khumbu Glacier and surrounding peaks, Everest Zone, Nepal, Asia. Русский: Панорамный вид на ледник Кхумбу и ледопад Кхумбу. Истоки ледника в котловине склонов Джомолунгмы (Эвереста), Лхоцзе и Нупцзе.
Khumbu's elevation ranges from 3,300 metres (11,000 feet) to the 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) summit of Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth. [4] In total, Khumbu region has the population of 3,456 people with 912 houses (As per population census of 2011). Also, there are 347 registered hotel and tea houses in 13 villages of Khumbu. [5]
Known globally for its trekking and hiking opportunities, the highland Khumbu valley is predominantly inhabited by the Kulung and Sherpa communities. The administrative division of Khumbu Pasanglhamu is located in this region, encompassing the roadless town of Namche Bazaar and villages such as Thame, Khumjung, Pangboche, Pheriche and Kunde.
Pemba Dorjie crossing a crevasse on the Khumbu Icefall. The Khumbu Glacier moves an estimated 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 ft) down the flank of Mt. Everest every day. Ice entering the fall takes approximately 4.3 years to emerge at the base, which is 600 metres (2,000 ft) lower and 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) away horizontally.
The Himalayan Index lists a first ascent in 1954, as reported in 1955 in both Mountain World and the New Zealand Alpine Journal in 1955. In their book East of Everest, Edmund Hillary and George Lowe wrote that Norman Hardie had climbed a large domed ice peak of 22,060 ft with Sirdar Urkien on June 3, 1954 and that the "people in the Imja refer to this mountain as Cho Polu."
Dole is a small village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It lies in the Dudh Kosi River valley just north of Khumjung and south of Machhermo at an altitude of 4038m (it is incorrectly listed as 4200m on many trekking maps). Dole is often a stopping point for trekkers on their way to Gokyo or Sagarmartha (Mount Everest) via the Cho La route. Its ...
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