Nuptse (ནུབ་རྩེ། नुबचे, Nub rtse, Nubtse) Nuptse is a spectacular 7,800-meter mountain immediately southwest of Mount Everest in Nepal’s Khumbu region. Modern detailed topographic mapping places its highest summit at approximately 7,864 meters (25,800 feet), although the widely established figure of 7,861 meters (25,791 feet) remains common in mountaineering literature. Few mountains are more visually …
