Num Ri Explained

Num Ri
Elevation M:6635
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:330
Prominence Ref:[2]
Map:Nepal
Label Position:left
Location:Khumbu, Nepal
Range:Himalayas
Coordinates:27.8947°N 86.9708°W
First Ascent:2002
Easiest Route:glacier/snow/ice climb

Num Ri is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalayas. Num Ri consists of a long ridge that culminates eastwards in a pyramid summit. Neighbouring mountains are Island Peak, Baruntse and Cho Polu.

Num Ri was first climbed on November 7, 2002 by the German climbers Olaf Rieck, Lydia Schubert and Carsten Schmidt.

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Notes and References

  1. Nepal Topographic Maps, Sheet No. 2786 04, by the Finnish Meteorological Inst. (Nepalese Survey Dept., 1990s)
  2. Parent peak is Cho Polu