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Chulu West Peak -
(6419m) |
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Of the two Chulus (East and
West), Chulu West is the higher peak.
The first ascent in to Chulu West in
1952 by a Japanese Expedition team. It
is lies in a small valley north of
Manang; off the main trail to the
Thorong La. Chulu East
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Chulu East Peak
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(6584m) |
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Chulu east lying south east of Chulu
west is comparatively smaller peak. The
peak together with the Chulu west forms
an integral part of the Manang Himal
that turn in included in the Damodar
Himal. The peak first ascended by
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Island Peak
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(6169m) |
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Imjatse peak is more
popularly known by the name of Island
peak. Eric Shipton's party named island
in 1953, as the peak resembles an island
in a sea of ice when viewed from
Dingboche. Later in 1983, the peak was
renamed as
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Singu Chuli Peak
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(6501m) |
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Singu Chuli was known as
the fluted peak. Wilf Noyce and David
Cox scaled the peak via its North East
face and the top section of the East
Ridge. The peak has verified to be very
difficult to climb for most commercial
climbing groups
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Pisang Peak
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(6091m) |
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Pisang Peak is taken as
easy trekking among other trekking peak
but it is also found very difficult by
some climbers and complained us that
this is not also easy one. So naturally
you have to have a good walking and
climbing
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Mera Peak
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(6654m) |
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Mera is one of the highest peaks in
Nepal Himalaya. Rising south of Everest,
the peak was first scaled 20th May 1953
by J.O.M. Roberts and Sen Tenjing. The
ascent of Mera is generally technically
straightforward, requiring little more
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Hiunchuli Peak
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(6441m) |
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Hiunchuli 6441m lies in the Annapurna
range like other two peaks Tharpu Chuli
and Singu Chuli. This is considered a
sacred mountain of Gurung ethnic. This
peak is one of the difficult peaks
climbing in Nepal. It can be climbed
from
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Kusum Kangaru Peak
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(6367m) |
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Kusum Kangaru is one of the rocky and
icy peaks. It has names comes from
Tibetan meaning " Three snow peaks".
This is one of the most challenging peak
to climb. The peak is a complex,
triple-summated mountain having at least
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Kwangde Peak
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(6011m) |
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It is also know as Kwangde RI. The peak
is more challenging to climb. It forms
an impressive multi-summited ridge on
the eastern end of Lumding Himal, which
in turn is a part of Rolwaling Himal.
The peak stands
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Lobuche East Peak
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(6119m) |
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Lobuche consists of two different
summits, east and west with the height
of 6119m and 6145m respectively. A
continuous rim ties them but there is a
sharp gap and a considerable distance
between these two summits. The
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Mardi Himal Peak
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(5587m) |
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Mardi Himal is the most southerly peak
of the Annapurna range. It is the lowest
and least climbed peak. The photograph
of the Mardi Himal, taken in 1953 by
Baisl Goodfellow, first drew the
attention of western climbers.
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Paldor Peak
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(5732m) |
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Paldor is one of the best and famous
trekking in Ganesh Himal region. This
peak can be climbed from North East,
South East, West and South West Ridge.
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Pachhermo Peak
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(6187m) |
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Pachhermo peak is an eye-catching snow
peak lying south of Tashi Lapcha pass in
Rolwaling region. The peak was first
ascended in 1955. The face of northwest
ridge appearances a uniform slope broken
by crevasse and
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Pokhalde Peak
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(5732m) |
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The first ascent to the Pokhalde peak
was in 1953 via Kongma La along its
north ridge by John Hunt and his Everest
Expedition Team. The peak looks like a
crenulated rocky ridge dominated by the
huge bulk of Nuptse. The
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Ramdungo Peak
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(5925m) |
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Ramdung Go lies in the upper Rolwalling
region south of Na. It is also one of
the most excellent peaks for climbing
surrounding the Yalung La. The peak was
first conquered in 1952 by a team of
Bill Murray. The normal route to this
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