Taboche (also known as Tawoche, Tobuche, Tāuje, Taweche, Tawache or Tawetse) is a mountain in the

Khumbu Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of Koshi Pradesh.Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; ...

region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Taboche is connected to

Cholatse Cholatse (), also known as Jobo Lhaptshan, is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Cholatse is connected to Taboche (6,501m) by a long ridge, with the Chola glacier descending from the mountain's east face. The north and e ...

by a long ridge. Taboche lies directly across the Imja River from

Ama Dablam Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas range of Koshi Province, Nepal. The main peak is , the lower western peak is . Ama Dablam means "mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (''ama'') protecting he ...

and above the villages of Pheriche and

Dingboche Dingboche is a Sherpa village at an elevation of in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal. Its population was estimated at approximately 200 in 2011. Transport Coming from Namche Bazaar or Tengboche, Dingboche is the better alternative tha ...

. The first ascent was made in 1974 by a French expedition led by Yannick Seigneur and the clarinettist and composer Jean-Christian Michel. The summit team included Louis Dubost, Paul Gendre and Jacques Brugirard.

Other notable ascents

* 1989 The direct north-east face of Taboche (Tawoche) was climbed in winter by Jeff Lowe and John Roskelley alpine-style during a ten-day push in February 1989. They reached the summit on February 13. The route follows the deep vertical cleft up the center of the face. The climb is documented in ''Last Days'', a book by John Roskelley (1991). * 2009 ''Direct North Face'' (VI AI5 R, 1500m). First ascent by Giri-Giri Boys Fumitaka Ichimura and Genki Narumi (Japan). Summit attained November 28. 120408 Pheriche Pano 4k

References

Books

* John Roskelley "Last Days", (Stackpole Books, 1991), -8117-0889-6

External links

Tawesche by Jean-Christian Michel
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