Adventure Consultants run an annual expedition to climb Nuptse, a peak just shy of 8,000 metres that sits adjacent to the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, and the world’s fourth highest mountain, Mount Lhotse. Sitting as it does, in the shadows of its more famous partners, Nuptse receives a relatively low number of ascents. Nuptse’s climbing route follows the same line of ascent as Everest as far as Camp 2, from where we cross the Western Cwm to establish a Camp 3 on Nuptse. From that position, we ascend directly up the steep North East Face and into Nuptse’s summit. The terrain involves hard ice, sometimes weaving through rocky areas and later lower angled snow slopes.
The Nuptse climb will be operated alongside the Adventure Consultants Everest Expedition and therefore will enjoy the associated infrastructure and legendary Base Camp support.
