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Mountain in Nepal
Nemjung or Nimjung is a mountain in the Himalayas of Nepal. It is located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of the eight-thousander, Manaslu. Its summit has an elevation of 7,140 metres (23,425 ft). This mountain was once called Himlung Himal.
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An avalanche buried a base camp on Nepal's Himlung Himal, killing 15 workers who were preparing the site for an upcoming climbing season, with one person still missing.
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet are in Nepal to attempt a first ascent. Their original peak near Annapurna is out because of landslides -- so they chose another.