Kongde Ri

Kongde Ri
Kwangde
Kongde Ri seen from Everest View Hotel above Namche Bazaar
Highest point
Elevation6,187 m (20,299 ft)[1][2][a]
Prominence514 m (1,686 ft)
ListingMountains of Nepal
Coordinates27°47′35″N 86°38′34″E / 27.79300°N 86.64265°E / 27.79300; 86.64265[2]
Geography
Kongde Ri is located in Nepal
Kongde Ri
Kongde Ri
Location in Nepal
LocationKhumbu, Nepal
Parent rangeRolwaling Himal[4][3]
Climbing
First ascent1978
East Peak ascended in 1973 by a German team[5]
Easiest routerock/snow climb
Kongde Ri viewed from Namche

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

  1. ^ "Kongde Ri". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Topographic map of Kongde Ri". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Service Charges for Foreign Climber per person in US dollar". Nepal Mountaineering Association. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  4. ^ a b c "Kwangde". Nepal Himal Peak Profile. Government of Nepal. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  5. ^ "Kongde-Ri, East Peak". American Alpine Journal. 18. American Alpine Club: 481. 1973. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
Notes
  1. ^ Other sources state 6086 m.[3][4]