Nepal Mountaineering: Even if you do not agree with Nepal’s claim of being the Mecca for trekking, you’d certainly have no objection in calling the country the Mecca for the mountaineers. Boasting a list of eight out of fourteen highest mountains over 8,000 meters in the world, Nepal certainly prides & promotes its highest peaks in the planet Earth. Another reason why mountaineers keep on choosing Nepal & wait in the queue for their turn to make records is that perhaps Nepal is the only country in the world which welcomes everyone to visit & explore its geography with least restrictions. Here are the eight most celebrated mountains of Nepal:
| Name: | | Height: | | World Rank | | Mt. Everest | | 8848 m. | | 1 | | Mt. Kanchenjunga | | 8586 m. | | 3 | | Mt. Lhotse | | 8516 m. | | 4 | | Mt. Makalu | | 8463 m. | | 5 | | Mt. Cho-Oyu | | 8201 m. | | 6 | | Mt. Dhaulagiri | | 8167 m. | | 7 | | Mt. Manaslu | | 8163 m. | | 8 | | Mt. Annapurna | | 8091 m. | | 10 |
Thus, you can see that Nepal bags all top ten ranks in the geographical heights except the 2nd (Mt. K2, 8611m.) & the 9th (Mt. Nanga Parbat, 8126) ranks both of which go to Pakistan.
However, these are not all the high places Nepal has to offer. There are more than 300 snow peaks in Nepal, & more than 150 peaks were opened in 2003for mountaineering to celebrate the Silver Jubilee Year of Everest Expedition. Nepal Government leaves no stones unturned to exploit the Nepal geographical monopoly in mountaineering possibilities & records.
The royalty from climbing peaks start from USD 1,000 from peaks below 6501 meters, & go up with the altitude, routes, & expedition size & season up to a whopping USD 70,000 for attempting a record on the Mt. Everest. Still, you may have to wait in queue for years before your turn for expedition comes – for the number of record keepers & record breakers goes on increasing each year. Nepal is now recognized as one of greatest destinations for travelers and mountaineers throughout the world. All is the upshot of earlier-mountaineers, trekkers cum writers who have introduced the world to this-hidden paradise, nestled in the lap of Himalayas. Since then mountaineers and adventures-can't help but find themselves heading to this tiny kingdom of Himalayas, Nepal.
Mt. Everest as westerners have named it, barely keeps under its-shadow all the other mountains above 8,000 meters and only its-prestige-as the highest makes it a dream destination to all climbers in the-world. Mt. Everest and Mt. Cho Oyu are the most popular as well as-challenging mountains for professional mountaineers from around the world. With eight of the highest peaks in the world, Nepal has been the-focus of some of the most outstanding achievements in the world of-mountaineering. The dauntless icy peaks have, since decades,-challenged-the minds and bodies of those who dare! Currently, there are more-than-61 peaks opened for mountaineering, including the highest of them-all -Mt. Everest. |
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