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Peak Climbing in Nepal
Peak Climbing in Nepal..
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NEPAL
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Mera
Peak (6654 m.)) |
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Mera Peak (6,654 m) is the highest permitted
trekking peak of Nepal. It stands to the south of
Everest and dominates the watershed between the
heavily wooded valleys of the Hinku and Hongu
Drangkas. J.O.M. Roberts and Sen Tenzing made the
first successful ascent of Mera Peak on 20 May 1953.
The route they used is still the standard route.
There are many
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Imja
Tse (Island Peak) (6160 m.) |
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Imja Tse peak, at a height of 6,160 meters, is more
popularly known by the name of Island Peak. The peak
was named Island peak by Eric Shipton’s party in
1953, as the peak resembles an island in a sea of
ice when viewed form Dingboche. Later in 1983, the
peak was renamed as Imja Tse.
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Tharpu
Chuli (Tent Peak) (5663 m.) |
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Situated in the heart of the Annapurna Sanctuary,
Tharpuchuli is an attractive mountain. It is a part
of the ridgeline and is located south from the
glacier dome. It includes Singu Chuli and acts as a
central divider between the semicircles of peaks
enclosing the Sanctuary. Tharpuchuli offers an
interesting climb to the top and also offers
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Paldor
(5896 m.) |
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Situated in the heart of the Annapurna Sanctuary,
Tharpuchuli is an attractive mountain. It is a part
of the ridgeline and is located south from the
glacier dome. It includes Singu Chuli and acts as a
central divider between the semicircles of peaks
enclosing the Sanctuary. Tharpuchuli offers an
interesting climb to the top and also offers a
spectacular view of the Annapurna mountains. The
peak was nicknamed “Tent Peak “by Jimmy Roberts in
1956.
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Mardi
Himal (5587 m.) |
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Mardi Himal (5,587 m) lies less than 15 miles from
Pokhara, and is the most southerly peak of the
Annapurna range. It is the lowest and the least
climbed or visited peak. Photographs of Mardi Himal
taken in 1953 by Baisl Goodfellow first drew the
attention of western climbers, and the mountain
received its first ascent in 1961. The first route
was via the East Flank
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