Thamserku

Mountain in Nepal

Thamserku

Location in eastern Nepal

LocationKhumbu, NepalParent rangeHimalayasClimbingFirst ascent1964 by Lynn Crawford, Peter Farrell, John McKinnon, Richard Stewart^[2]Easiest routesnow/ice climb

Thamserku is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The mountain is connected by a ridge leading eastward to Kangtega. Thamserku is a prominent mountain to the east of Namche Bazaar and lies just north of Kusum Kangguru.^{[citation needed]}

The first ascent was made in 1964 from the south by members of Edmund Hillary's Schoolhouse Expedition: Lynn Crawford, Pete Farrell, John McKinnon and Richard Stewart. Below the basin on the southwest face, they reached the south ridge after climbing a difficult couloir. The team described the climb as difficult and the route has never again been repeated in its entirety.^[2] In 2014, Russian climbers Alexander Gukov and Alexey Lonchinskiy made the first ascent on the southwest face.^[2]

References

^ Nepa Maps (Pvt.Ltd.), NE517: Everest Base Camp & Gokyo, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2013
^ ^a ^b ^c Griffin, Lindsay (2015). "Thamserku, Southwest Face, Shy Girl". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. 14 (89). New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2016-06-28.