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LhotsePeak in the Himalayas. Located on the Nepal-China boundary and reaching 27,890 ft (8,501 m), it is one of the world's highest mountains. It is sometimes considered part of Mount Everest's massif because it is joined to that peak by a 25,000-ft (7,600-m) ridge. The Swiss climbers Fritz Luchsinger and Ernest Reiss made the first ascent of the mountain in 1956. Lhotse is Tibetan for “south peak.” E1 was its original survey symbol, denoting Everest-1, given it by the Survey of India in 1931. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Yes, this time it's for real--Tony Hawk has made Lhotse Mrs H. Next challenge: A 1,219 m (4,000 ft)-tall wall of solid ice called the Lhotse Face. the pass between Everest and its neighbour Lhotse, one had to cross a treacherous icefall--a "frozen cataract" of broken ice, with chasms and crevasses 2,000 feet deep, formed by a sudden bend in the Khumbu glacier flowing down the flanks of the Everest group. |
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