Kusum Kangguru
Seen from a number of vantage points on the trail to and
beyond Namche, one glance is sufficient to know that this mountain is a very
serious climbing proposition . Located
south of Kangtega on the ridge on the Kyashar Himal which separates the valleys
of the Dudh kosi and that of the Hinku, this savage-looking rock and ice peak
has three summits : the main peak has three summits : the main peak at 5367m
(20,889ft ) the East Summits ( 5579ft:
18,304ft ) . Kusum Kangguru, whose name means ‘mountain house of three snow
peaks has a reputation for being the most hard of the so –called trekking peaks.
It‘s a complex mountain with five major ridges and as many faces (the west and
South – West Faces are seen from Thadokosi). The climbing is said to be
technicaly difficult, and it repelled four attempts by experienced parties
before the first ascent was achieved by a Japanese team via the South – East face
In 1979.
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