# Kangtega

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Nepal)
| range = [Himalayas](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Himalayas) in [Nepal](/source/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](/source/Khumbu_Icefall) and [Hinku](/source/Hunku_Glacier) 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](/source/Alison_Hargreaves) and [Jeff Lowe](/source/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>

==References==
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== External links ==
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Category:Mountains of Koshi Province
Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas

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