Kongde Ri
Kongde Ri | |
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Kwangde | |
Kongde Ri seen from Everest View Hotel above Namche Bazaar | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,187 m (20,299 ft)[1][2][a] |
Prominence | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Nepal |
Coordinates | 27°47′35″N 86°38′34″E / 27.79300°N 86.64265°E[2] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Kongde Ri Location in Nepal | |
Location | Khumbu, Nepal |
Parent range | Rolwaling Himal[4][3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1978 East Peak ascended in 1973 by a German team[5] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |

Kongde Ri (sometimes Kwangde Ri) is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The mountain is located four km west of Namche Bazaar.
The mountain is classified as a trekking peak, but it is considered one of the more difficult ones to climb. A climbing permit costs $70-250 USD per foreign climber depending on the season.[3]
A Japanese team made the first ascent of Kongde Ri on November 11, 1978.[4]
References
- ^ "Kongde Ri". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b "Topographic map of Kongde Ri". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Service Charges for Foreign Climber per person in US dollar". Nepal Mountaineering Association. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Kwangde". Nepal Himal Peak Profile. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Kongde-Ri, East Peak". American Alpine Journal. 18. American Alpine Club: 481. 1973. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
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