Kangtega

{{Short description|Mountain in Nepal}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Kangtega | image = Thamserku-Kantaiga-from-Thame.jpg | image_caption = The north summit of Kangtega is seen to the left. To the right you can see Thamserku | elevation_m = 6782 | elevation_ref = <ref name="peakware">{{cite peakware|id=1078|name = Kangtega | accessdate = 2010-04-08}}</ref> | prominence_m = 592 | listing = | location = Nepal | range = Himalayas | coordinates = {{coord|27.7833|86.8167|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name="peakware"/> | topo = | type = | map =Nepal Province1#Nepal | age = | volcanic_arc/belt = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = 1963 David Dornan, Tom Frost, Michael Gill, Jim Wilson,<ref name="aaj">{{cite journal|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196403100/The-Himalayan-Schoolhouse-Expedition |journal=American Alpine Club |year=1964 |title=The Himalayan Schoolhouse Expedition |author= David B. Dornan |access-date=2017-10-24 }}</ref> in an expedition led by Edmund Hillary.<ref name="peakware"/> | easiest_route = }}

'''Kangtega''' ({{langx|ne|काङ्टेगा}}), known also as '''The Snow Saddle''', is a major mountain peak of the Himalayas in Nepal. Its summit rises {{convert|6782|m|0}}.<ref name="peakware"/> It was first ascended in 1963.<ref name="peakware"/><ref name="alpineclub">{{cite web|url=http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/screen3.php?act=1|title=Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index|accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref>

From the Khumbhu and Hinku Valley areas, Mount Kangtega rises to a saddle-shaped point, thus earning the name "The Snow Saddle."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Everest Journeys Pvt |title=Mount Kangtega Expedition |url=https://www.everestjourneys.com/mount-kangtega-expedition/www.everestjourneys.com |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Everest Journeys Pvt. Ltd. |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable ascents and attempts== [[File:Tom Frost - Climbers on Kangtega - 1986.jpg|thumb|center|x168px|Alison Hargreaves and Jeff Lowe climbing Kangtega (1 May 1986).]] * 1986 ''Northeast Buttress'', alpine-style FA of route by Jay Smith, Mark Hesse, Craig Reason and Paul 'Wally' Teare, Oct 22–29.<ref name="buttress">{{cite journal | last = Smith | first = Jay | title = Kangtega's Northeast Buttress |url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198704100 | journal = American Alpine Journal | volume = 29 | issue = 61 | pages = 41–47 | publisher = American Alpine Club | location = New York, NY, USA | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-930410-29-7 }}</ref>

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