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    Lhagba La or Lhakpa La (meaning "Windy Gap") is a 6,849-metre (22,470 ft) col about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Mount Everest in the Tibet Autonomous...
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    Kama valley. The 40-kilometre (25 mi) Kharta valley starts at the col at Lhakpa La at the head of the Kharta Glacier from which the Kharta Chu (Chinese:...
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    discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing the Lhakpa La pass north east of Everest. It was then necessary to descend to the East...
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    Wheeler first explored the East Rongbuk Glacier. His exploration below the Lhakpa La pass led him on 3 August 1921 to realise that the East Rongbuk Valley...
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    Kharta Glacier, they ascended to the col of Lhakpa La, at 22,470 ft (6,849 m). From the col of Lhakpa La, 1,200 ft (366 m) directly below them, was the...
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  • Lhakpa Tsamchoe (born 1972) is a Tibetan actress from India. She is the first Tibetan woman ever to break into mainstream film; most famous for starring...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    scrambled over it. Later in 2017, mountaineering guide and trained photographer Lhakpa Rangdu mounted a photo exhibition at the Nepal Tourism Board showing how...
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    northern access route to Everest by climbing the 6,849-metre (22,470 ft) Lhakpa La col above the East Rongbuk Glacier and by going on to reach the North...
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  • Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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  • Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    foreigners. Mallory had discovered a "makeable" route in 1921 from the Lhakpa La to the north face of the mountain and further to the summit. This route...
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    traditional trail via Tengboche monastery, but recently, the high trail via Mong La and Phortse has gained popularity due to the impressive views it offers. Another...
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  • Jing, Lhakpa Tsering and Migmar charted a route up to 8100 m. Lhakpa Tsering and Migmar descended to 7600 m to assist the transport team. Lhakpa Tsering...
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    but had no 8,000 m experience Sardar Ang Dorje (26) Arita Chuldum Kami Lhakpa Chhiri Ngawang Norbu Tenzing Lopsang The Sherpas listed above were the climbing...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    May 2017. "Lhakpa Sherpa scales Mt Everest nine times breaking own record". The Himalayan Times. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16. "Lhakpa Sherpa: Woman...
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    Toronto Star. Retrieved October 1, 2023. "Mourning for Everest climber Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa". June 9, 2023. "Pune cop Swapnil Garad declared 'brain dead'...
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    expedition including the leader died in an avalanche on May 26 above the Lho La. Gary Ball, Apa Sherpa, Pincho Norbu Sherpa, and Rob Hall, who were in Kathmandu...
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  • Thumbnail for 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition to Mount Everest
    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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  • Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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  • Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    yak herders to the east side the mountain, passing through the high Langma La and the rhododendron forests of Kama Chu. At that time of the year in August...
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    Expedition Archives of Elizabeth Hawley". www.himalayandatabase.com. "Nepal's Lhakpa Sherpa: 'I want to climb Everest 10 times'". BBC News. June 14, 2016. Official...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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    Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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  • Kangshung Face (East Face) Kangshung Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall Lhakpa La Lho La North Col North Face Norton Couloir Rongbuk Glacier South Col South...
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