Peak Climbing in Nepal
Peak Climbing in Nepal.... |
NEPAL
PEAK CLIMBING |
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Hiunchuli
(6441 m.) |
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Hiunchuli, at a
height of 6,441
meters, forms a
massive
south-facing
wall together
with Annapurna
South. Its
eastern face
overlooks the
Modi Khola and
guards the
entrance to the
Annapurna
Sanctuary. An
American Peace
Corps
Expedition, via
the southeast
face, first
climbed
Hiunchuli in
October 1971.
The mountain is
not technically
difficult to
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Singu
Chuli (Fluted peak) (6501 m.) |
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Singu Chuli
(6,501 m) was
formerly known
as Fluted Peak.
The first ascent
of this peak was
made by Wilf
Noyce and David
Cox on its
North–East Face
and the top
section of the
East Ridge. This
mountain has
proven to be
very difficult
to climb for
most commercial
climbing groups
who have tried
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on Tent Peak. |
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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.
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Kusum
Kangru (6367 m.) |
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Kusum Kanguru,
6,369 meters,
dominating the
southern end of
Charpati Himal
separates the
valley of the
Dudh Koshi from
the upper
reaches of Hinku
Drangka. This
peak is a
complex, triple–summited
mountain having
at least five
major ridges and
faces. The north
face of the main
summit is the
most spectacular
one. The name
Kusum Kanguru
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Kwangde
(6011 m.) |
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Also known as
Kangde Ri and
Kwangde, Kwangdi
Ri is a
difficult
mountain to
climb and stands
at a height of
6,011m. It forms
an impressive
multi-summited
ridge at the
eastern end of
the Lumding
Himal, which in
turn is part of
Rolwaling Himal.
The mountain
stands above the
Bhote Koshi
River to the
south-west of
Namche Bazar.
The northern
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Chulu
West (6419 m.) |
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Of the two
Chulus (East and
West), Chulu
West is the
higher peak. It
was first
ascended in 1952
by a Japanese
Expedition. The
Base Camp of
this peak is
situated in a
small valley
north of Manang,
off the main
trail to the
Thorang La.
There is a
controversy
regarding the
name and
location of the
Chulu peaks.
There are
several peaks
close by and are
also a part |
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Chulu
East (6584 m.) |
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First climbed in
1955 by a German
expedition via
the north-east
ridge, the peak
of Chulu East,
together with
Chulu West,
forms an
integral part of
the Manang Himal,
which in turn is
included in the
Larger Damodar
Himal. Chulu
East lying south
east of Chulu
West is a
comparatively
smaller peak.
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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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Parchemuche
(6187 m.) |
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First climbed in
1955, Pharchamo
Peak is an
attractive snow
peak lying south
of Tashi Lapcha.
It has a
north-by-northwest
ridge, which
rises from the
crevassed
glacier astride
the Tashi Lapcha.
The face of the
ridge forms a
uniform slope
broken by
crevasse and
seraes rising
from the rocky
lower buttresses
above the
Drolambau
Glaciers in the
west.
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Ramdung
(5925 m.) |
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Ramdung stands
at a height of
5,925 meters. It
is situated
south of Na in
the upper
Rolwaling region
and is one of a
cluster of peaks
surrounding
Yalung La. It
provides an
access to upper
Rolwaling from
the south via
the Khare Khola.
A team led by
Bill Murray
first climbed
the peak in
1952; it proved
to be an ideal
summit for
commercial
trekking and |
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Pisang
peak (6091 m.) |
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Pisang Peak
offers good
scope for
exploration. The
western flank of
the mountain is
guarded by a
hanging glacier
and offers
considerable
challenge. The
western end of
the ridge is
guarded by huge
rock slabs,
which make it
difficult to
climb. A German
Expedition made
the first ascent
of Pisang Peak
in 1955. |
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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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Khongma
Tse (Mehra peak) (5849 m.) |
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Kongma Tse, 5,849 meters, was
formerly called Mehra Peak or simply Mehra. It
rises to the north of Kongma La and stands above
the Khumbu Glacier opposite of Lobuje. It is one
of several summits, which make up the long
south-west ridge of Nuptse.
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Ganja
La Chuli (Naya kanga) (5844 m.) |
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Formerly known
as Ganja La
Chuli, Naya
Kanga (5,844 m)
rises to the
west of Ganja
La, and is a
popular but
difficult
mountain to
climb. The
normal route to
this peak is via
the snowy
north–east
ridge. It is not
yet clear who
climbed this
summit first.
The most
important reward
of climbing Naya
Kanga is the
spectacular view
of mountains in
or near Tibet. |
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Pokhalde
(5806 m.) |
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Pokhalde (5,806
m) was first
climbed in 1953
via the Kongma
La along its
north ridge by
the 1953 Everest
Expedition team
led by John
Hunt. Pokhalde
looks like a
crenulated rocky
ridge dominated
by the vast bulk
of Nuptse when
seen from Nuptse.
The mountain has
a small hanging
glacier, which
is best reached
along the ridge
rising from the
Kongma La, on |
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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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