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
Namche Bazaar (also Namche Bazar, Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; ne, नाम्चे बजार) is a town (formally Namche Village Development Committee) in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 o ...
in the so-called
Hinku Himal. It is located within the
Makalu-Barun National Park
Makalu Barun National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of Nepal that was established in 1992 as eastern extension of Sagarmatha National Park. It is the world's only protected area with an elevation gain of more than enclosing tropical for ...
.
Kyashar
at Peakbagger
North of Kyashar lies the Kangtega
Kangtega, known also as The Snow Saddle, is a major mountain peak of the Himalayas in Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकत ...
(6783 m), southwest the Kusum Kangguru
Kusum Kanguru (alternatively Kusum Kangguru, Kusum Kangru, Kusum Kang, Kusum Khangru, Kusumkhang Karda or Mount Kanguru) is a mountain in the Khumbu Region of the Himalaya in Nepal. Its name, Kusum Kanguru, means "Three Snow-White Gods" in the ...
(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.Asia, Nepal, Renamed Nepalese Peaks”
. Alpine Journal. 1983. Access 2 november 2017. 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.[Young Hoon Oh (28 juni 2014)]
. Retrieved 2 november 2017.
Ascents
The Kyashar was first climbed on 18 October 2003 by Bruce Normand, Andreas Frank and Sam Broderick.[Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index]
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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.
External links
* {{peakbagger, 36879
Kyashar (Peak 39)
in summitpost.org
References
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas
Mountains of Asia