What is Nuptse?
[[File:Nuptse-fromLobuche.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Nuptse]] '''Nuptse''' is a {{convert|7861|m|ft}} [[mountain]] in the [[Himalayas]] [[Mountain range|range]], in [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10643|name=Nuptse|accessdate=15 May 2019}}</ref> It not considered an independent peak but as a part of [[Lhotse]].<ref>{{cite summitpost |id=150615 |name=Nuptse |accessdate=15 May 2019}}</ref> If it was, however, it would be the [[List of highest mountains|20th highest]] mountain in the world. It is a very dangerous mountain to climb.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/1929321/full-story-kenton-cool-and-triple-crown|title=The Full Story of Kenton Cool and the Triple Crown|last=Arnette|first=Alan|date=29 May 2013|work=Outside Online|access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref> The first people to reach the top were Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi, in 1961.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Nuptse |last=Walmsley |first=Joe |pages=209–234 |journal=Alpine Journal |publisher=Alpine Club |year=1961 |url=http://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1961_files/AJ%201961%20209-234%20Walmsley%20Nuptse.pdf}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{multistub|Geo|Asia}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuptse}} [[Category:Himalayas]] [[Category:Mountains of Nepal]]