Overview
Nepal with 1310 identified Himalayan peaks over 6000m including 8 out of 14 highest peaks in the world is unquestionably a premier mountaineering and climbing destination for thousands of climbers and mountaineers testing their skills and endurance and fulfilling their desire to summit a Himalayan peak and marvel at the world from its rooftop. Currently, there are 326 peaks open for climbing and mountaineering in Nepal.
Mountaineering expedition in Nepal has been a popular adventure sport all over the globe since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest in May 1953. The appeal of the Himalayas is irresistible to mountaineers, as the Himalayas are the highest and most difficult mountain range on earth. Their magnificent elegance, vastness, wonder, magic, and excitement will still appeal to those who are willing to move into this glorious area of the Himalayas.
The number of excited mountaineers who flock to the Himalayas is rising every year. If it's merely ascending a trekking peak or a complete mountaineering adventure on a 7000 or 8000 meter high. Joining the Himalayan expedition party has been a fantasy and the ultimate aim for many explorers and mountaineers.
Mountaineering expedition in Nepal has been a popular adventure sport all over the globe since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest in May 1953. The appeal of the Himalayas is irresistible to mountaineers, as the Himalayas are the highest and most difficult mountain range on earth. Their magnificent elegance, vastness, wonder, magic, and excitement will still appeal to those who are willing to move into this glorious area of the Himalayas.
The number of excited mountaineers who flock to the Himalayas is rising every year. If it's merely ascending a trekking peak or a complete mountaineering adventure on a 7000 or 8000 meter high. Joining the Himalayan expedition party has been a fantasy and the ultimate aim for many explorers and mountaineers.
Guests must therefore provide a minimum of expertise, training, and understanding of basic mountain climbing, scrambling steep snow and rock, safety methods, crevice rescue, and the capacity to understand the danger of possibly unsafe snow levels, landslide, and clinical indicators of exhaustion, altitude sickness, cold and hypothermia and quickly shifting weather conditions.
Mountaineering preparation is a continual and never-ending process; it is a way of life and involves continual practice, and mountaineering intuition must become second nature. A minor error or a lapse in focus may be fatal. The reward, though, is a stunning vision and an incredible impression of the lifetime achievement of being at the top of the summit.
Peaks opened for climbing
Mountains are part of natural resources, and most countries, including those rich in mineral resources, derive fees and revenue from special mountain climbing permits such as Denali in the USA or Aconcagua in Argentina. Nepalese government fees are an important part of export earnings.
New policies for climbing and mountaineering within Nepal have been developed by the Government of Nepal. Around the same time, new peaks were available for climbing. There are actually 326 mountain peaks available for hiking, including 20 royalty-free peaks. Climbing peaks have been classified into three categories: A, B, and C.
Category A:
There are 22 peaks open to Nepalese expeditions or joint Nepalese-Foreign expeditions consisting of at least 3 Nepalese members;
Category B:
Peaks open to Foreign expeditions only after they have been climbed by Nepalese or joint Nepalese-Foreign expedition;
Category C:
Unrestricted peaks open to any expedition.
22 Peaks opened for Nepalese expeditions or join Nepalese and foreign Expeditions consisting at least three Nepalese members
|
Number |
Name of the Peak and Mountain |
Altitude in Meter |
Administrative Zone |
|
1. |
Hrikuti |
6364M |
Dhaulagiri |
|
2. |
Bhemdang Ri |
6150M |
Bagmati |
|
3. |
Bhairab Takura (Madiya Peak) |
6799M |
Bagmati |
|
4. |
Chamar |
7187M |
Gandaki |
|
5. |
Changla |
6563M |
Karnali |
|
6. |
Dorje Lhakpa |
6966M |
Bagmati |
|
7. |
Ganchenpo |
6387 M |
Bagmati |
|
8. |
Gandharava |
6248 M |
Gandaki |
|
9. |
Gurja Himal |
7193 M |
Dhaulagiri |
|
10. |
Ri Gurkarpa |
6891 M |
Bagmati |
|
11. |
Kang Gyachung |
7952M |
Sagarmatha |
|
12. |
Gyalzen Peak |
6151 M |
Bagmati |
|
13. |
Jongsong Peak |
7483 M |
Mechi |
|
14. |
Karyolung |
6511 M |
Sagarmatha |
|
15. |
Kirat Chuli(Tent Peak) |
7365 M |
Bagmati |
|
16. |
Langtang Ri |
7205 M |
Bagmati |
|
17. |
Leonpa Gang (Big White Peak) |
6979 M |
Bagmati |
|
18. |
Nala Kankar |
6062 M |
Karnali |
|
19. |
Nepal Peak |
6910 M |
Mechi |
|
20. |
Ohmi Kanga |
6829 M |
Mechi |
|
21. |
Phurbi Chyachu |
6631 M |
Bagmati |
|
22. |
Urknmang |
6151 M |
Bagmati |
B. Peaks opened to foreign expeditions only when they have been climbed by Nepalese and foreign joint expedition
|
Number |
Name of the Peak and Mountain |
Altitude in Meter |
Administrative Zone |
|
1. |
Bobaye |
6808 M |
Mahakali |
|
2. |
Ganesh (Yangra) |
7429 M |
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