The dramatic south face of Menlungtse (7181m) shines in the early morning sun on the Kathmandu mountain flight. Menlungtse has a long summit ridge from the lower west summit (7023m) on the left to the higher east summit (7181m) on the right. Menlungtse has only been climbed a few times because of its extremely difficult steep faces. The Menlung La pass from Nepal into Tibet is on the lower right.