Kyashar

The Kyashar (other names Thangnaktse and Peak 43) is a mountain peak 6769 m height in the Khumbu region in Nepal, east of Namche Bazar in the so-called Hinku Himal. It is located within the Makalu-Barun National Park.[3]

Kyashar
Kusum Kangguru (left) and Kyashar (right)
Highest point
Elevation6,769 m (22,208 ft) [1]
Prominence609 m (1,998 ft) 
Coordinates27°45′18″N 86°49′22″E 
Geography
Kyashar
Location in Nepal
LocationSolukhumbu (Nepal)
Parent rangeMahalangur Himal (Himalaya)
Climbing
First ascent18. October 2003 by Bruce Normand, Andreas Frank and Sam Broderick [2]

North of Kyashar lies the Kangtega (6783 m), southwest the Kusum Kangguru (6367 m), and the Mera Peak (6476 m) is 6.77 km southeast.

The Kyashar is connected to the Kantega via a ridge. On the west flank flows the Kyashar glacier.

Until 1983, the mountain was named "Peak 43". This year, the Nepalese authorities carried out a naming of mountains and other geographic locations, to "wipe out" a large number of Western names from the map. From 1983 the mountain is Kyashar.[4] The mountain also has a third name, Thangnaktse. At a local level it also appears the name Charpate, which means "square", which is a good description of the shape of mountain peak.[5]

Ascents

The Kyashar was first climbed on 18 October 2003 by Bruce Normand, Andreas Frank and Sam Broderick.[6] The ascent route led over the west ridge and the west wall.[7]

On November 11, 2012, the Japanese Yasuhiro Hanatani, Hiroyoshi Manome and Tatsuya Aoki made the first ascent of the mountain over the south pillar (South Pillar), the so-called NIMA route (2400m, ED +, 5.10a, M5), in alpine style, for what they were awarded the Piolet d'Or.[8]

References
  1. "NMA Peaks". Nepal Mountaineering Association. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. Himalayan Database
  3. Kyashar at Peakbagger
  4. Asia, Nepal, Renamed Nepalese Peaks” . Alpine Journal. 1983. Access 2 november 2017.
  5. Young Hoon Oh (28 juni 2014). ”Kyashar: Mountaineer vs. Local” . Retrieved 2 november 2017.
  6. Akademischer Alpen-Club Zürich
  7. Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
  8. "Himalayan Climbs". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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