Lhotse
Lhotse (Nepali: ल्होत्से; Cheenese: 洛子峰; pinyin: Luòzǐ Fēng; Tibetan: ལྷོ་རྩེ, Wylie: lho rtse, ZYPY: Lhozê) is the fowert heichest moontain in the warld at 8,516 metre (27,940 ft), efter Moont Everest, K2, an Kangchenjunga.
| Lhotse | |
|---|---|
 The Sooth Face o Lhotse as seen frae the climb up tae Chukhung Ri. | |
| Heichest pynt | |
| Elevation | 8,516 m (27,940 ft) [1] Ranked 4t |
| Prominence | 610 m (2,000 ft) [2] |
| Isolation | 2.66 kilometre (1.65 mi) |
| Leetin | Aicht-thoosander |
| Coordinates | 27°57′42″N 86°56′00″E / 27.96167°N 86.93333°ECoordinates: 27°57′42″N 86°56′00″E / 27.96167°N 86.93333°E [2] |
| Geografie | |
  Lhotse Location in Nepal | |
| Location | Nepal (Khumbu) Cheenae (Tibet Autonomous Region) |
| Parent range | Mahalangur Himal |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Mey 18, 1956 Fritz Luchsinger, Ernst Reiss (First winter ascent 31 December 1988 Krzysztof Wielicki) |
| Easiest route | glacier/snaw/ice climb |
References eedit
- ↑ A heicht o 8,501 m is sometimes gien but offeecial Nepalese an Cheenese cairttin agree on 8,516 m.
- ↑ a b "General Info". 8000ers.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.