Baruntse
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Baruntse | |
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Baruntse from Hongu Valley |
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Elevation | 7,220 metres (23,688 feet) |
Location | Khumbu, Nepal |
Range | Himalaya |
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First ascent | 1954 by New Zealand expedition |
Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Baruntse is a mountain in eastern Nepal, crowned by four peaks and bounded on the south by the Hunku Glacier. The mountain was first climbed May 30, 1954 via the south ridge by Colin Todd and Geoff Harrow of a New Zealand expedition.