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Mount Pumori of Everest Massif

May 14, 2021
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In news: Two women mountaineers, Baljeet Kaur of Himachal Pradesh and Gunbala Sharma of Rajasthan became the first Indian women to summit Mount Pumori in Nepal. 

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  • Two sherpas, Nuri Sherpa and Gelu Sherpa accompanied the two mountaineers to the peak respectively.
  • The mountaineers are part of a 12-member team that will attempt to conquer all four peaks that are part of the Everest Massif – Mt Nuptse (7,862 metres), Mt Pumori (7,161m), Mt Lhotse (8,516m), Mt Everest (8,848.86m).
  • The duo are the first in the country to scale a mountain that is part of the Everest Massif.
  • On May 10, 2021 two Indian male mountaineers – Hem Raj and Stanzin Norboo had summited the same mountain, along with four sherpas. 
  • From the technical point of view, Mt Pumori and Mt Nuptse are considered to be the toughest mountains to summit in the world. 

About Pumori-

  • Pumori is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas.
  • It lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. 
  • Pumori, meaning “the Mountain Daughter” in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory. 
  • Climbers sometimes refer to Pumori as “Everest’s Daughter”.
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