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For the more adventurous traveler, there are 18
minor peaks open for Alpine climbing under Nepal
Mountaineering Association. The climbing of these
peaks is controlled under the rules & regulations
formulated by this Association. Detailed information
& application for climbing permits are available
from the Association’s Office or contact your
trekking Agency in Kathmandu who have member of
Nepal Mountaineering Association. It should be noted
that in most cases the climbing of these minor peaks
(Trekking Peaks) required snow and Ice climbing
experience.
For the permit you should apply for the permit
through the trekking agency & you should have
climbing guide otherwise permit is not issued.
Trekking agency provide qualified & trained climbing
guides to take non climbers for convenience, safety
& expected successes. By Himalayan standards these
are considered minor peaks, but in fact some of them
provide relatively challenging snow and Ice climbing
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Chulu West Peak |
Ascent of Chulu West and Chulu Central
are best made from a base camp in a
small valley north of Manang situated
off the main trail to Thorong La pass
5416m. Indeed
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Hiunchuli Peak |
Hiunchuli lies in the Annapurna range
and it is connected to Annapurna South.
The actual ascent of Hinuchuli is
considered one of the most difficult
among the trekking peaks.
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Kusum Kanguru Peak |
Regarded as technically very challenging
on all possible routes, Kusum Kanguru is
an impressive rock and ice peak, which
forms the border between the Dudhkosi in
the south
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Island Peak |
Island Peak 6169m also known as Imja Tse
is one of the popular trekking peak in
Nepal for climbing on Himalayas. From
Dingboche the mountain is seen as an
island peak in a
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Lobuche Peak |
Lobuche peak has two summits, East and
West with heights of 6119m and 6145m
respectively. A continuous ridge
connects them, but it is long and there
is a considerable
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Mera Peak |
Mera peak climbing is gradually becoming
popular among trekkers and novice
climbers to have the feeling of hiking
and climbing on snow and experiencing
trekking in remote part
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Naya Kanga Peak |
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
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Pisang Peak |
Seen from Pisang peak, the peak rises
from yak pastures above the village in a
uniform slope to the final summit
pyramid which is an undistinguished snow
and ice slope. Looked
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Tharpu Chuli Peak |
Tharpu Chuli, situated at the heart of
Annapurna Sanctury, is an attractive
mountain which offers not only enjoyable
climbing but also serves as one of the
outstanding
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