Kwangde peak 6011meter is located
above the famous Sherpa village of Namche Bazaar and
is ripe for those wanting to ascend a seldom-climbed
6000-meter peak. Combine this with a remote approach
walk through un-spoilt alpine terrain and you have
the essence of this challenging climb.
This difficult mountain forms an impressive, multi-
summated ridge in the Khumbu region. The actual mass
of the mountain is a 3 mile ridge running from the
summit of Nup (6,035m. /19,799 ft.) southeast through
the summits of Kwangde Lho (6,187m. /20,298 ft.) and
Kwangde Shar (6,093m. /19,990 ft.) and then turns
sharply south-southeast through several lower summits
and terminates at Nupla (5,885m. /19,307 ft.) All
of these summits are included in the peak permit.
The problem is that every route that has been climbed
on the Kwangde Peaks is difficult and requires advanced
technical expertise.
The Kwangde massif is the last part of the Lumding
Himal and rises above Namche Bazaar. This is one of
the trekking peaks of Nepal, so a trekking-peak permit
is sufficient. The ridge contains at least 4 peaks.
All can be climbed with one permit. All peaks of this
ridge are above 6000m and inhibit some relatively
small glaciers and some steep rock-faces. This peak
offers views of the Rolwaling, Cho Oyu, and Everest
and Ama Dablam regions.