Num Ri

Num Ri
Num Ri
Highest point
Elevation6,635 m (21,768 ft)[1]
Prominence330 m (1,080 ft)[2]
Coordinates27°53′41″N 86°58′15″E / 27.89472°N 86.97083°E / 27.89472; 86.97083
Geography
Num Ri is located in Nepal
Num Ri
Num Ri
Nepal
LocationKhumbu, Nepal
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascent2002
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

Num Ri is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalayas. Num Ri consists of a long ridge that culminates eastwards in a pyramid summit. Neighbouring mountains are Island Peak, Cho Polu, and Baruntse, a popular trekking peak.

Num Ri was first climbed on November 7, 2002 by the German climbers Olaf Rieck, Lydia Schubert and Carsten Schmidt.

References

  1. ^ Nepal Topographic Maps, Sheet No. 2786 04, by the Finnish Meteorological Inst. (Nepalese Survey Dept., 1990s)
  2. ^ Parent peak is Cho Polu


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