Mountain events and news

Mt. Kanchenjunga Main deserves world"s third highest peak. It rises to 8586 m. above the sea level. Mt. Kanchenjunga lies in the far eastern part of Nepal. Mr. Joe Brown and Mr. George Band of UK scaled Mt. Kanchenjunga first time on May 25, 1955 via South West Face. There are two more Kanchenjunga peaks, which are as follows: Kanchenjunga South (8476 m) and Kanchenjunga (8476 m).

Normal ascent route: South west face
Caravan route: Katmandu - Taplejung - Mamankhe - Yamphudin - Cheram - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 254 till December 2009

Mt. Makalu lies in eastern part of Nepal. Mt. Makalu rises to 8463 m. above the sea level. Mr. Jean Couzy from France scaled Mt. Makalu first time on May 15, 1955 via west Face.

Normal ascent route: North West Ridge
Caravan route: Katmandu - Tumlingtar - Chichila - Num - Yak Kharkha - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 314 till December 2009

Mt. Lhotse lies in eastern part of Nepal beside the Mt. Everest. Mt. Lhotse rises to 8516 m. above the sea level. Mr. Ernst Reiss of Switzerland scaled Mt. Lhotse forst time on May 18, 1956 via West Face. There are two more Lhotse peaks, which are as follows: Lhotse Shar (8400 m) and Lhotse Middle (8413 m).

Normal ascent route: West Face
Caravan route: Katmandu - Lukla - Namche - Periche - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 366 till December 2009

Mt Sagarmatha or Mount Everest is the world"s highest mountain. Everest rises to 8848 meters (29, 028 Feet) above the sea level.

Since the late 19th century, adventurous spirits have been fascinated with ascent of the highest mountain in the world. Tenzing Norgey of Nepal and Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand became the first people to stand on the top of the world on May 29, 1953 through South Col. They went through Khumbu Glacier and continued their ascent to the summit via the South East Ridge.

Normal ascent route: South East Ridge
Caravan route: Katmandu - Lukla - Namche - Periche - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 2693 till December 2009

Mt. Cho-Oyu lies in the eastern part of Nepal at Khumbu region. It rises 8201m. above the sea level. Mr. Maciej Berbeka from Poland first time scaled this mountain on February 12, 1984 via South East Pillar.

Normal ascent route: South East Ridge
Caravan route: Katmandu - Lukla - Namche - Gokyo - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 13 till December 2009

Mt. Manaslu lies in the western part of Nepal. Mt. Manaslu rises to 8163m. above the sea level. Mr. Toshio Imanishi of Japan first time scaled this mountain on May 9, 1956 via North East Face.

Normal ascent route: North East Face
Caravan route: Katmandu - Arughat - Jagat - Sama gaon - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 445 till December 2009

Mt. Annapurna lies in the western part Of Nepal. It rises to 8091 m. above the sea level. Mr. Maurice Herzog of France first time scaled this mountain on June 3, 1950 via North Face.

Normal ascent route: North Face
Caravan route: Katmandu - Pokhara - Beni - Lete - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 166 till December 2009

Mt. Dhaulagiri lies in western part of Nepal. Mt. Dhaulagiri rises to 8167 m. above the sea level. Mr. Ernest Forrer of Switzerland scaled Mt. Dhaulagiri first time on May 13, 1960 via North East Ridge.

Normal ascent route: North East Ridge
Caravan route: Katmandu - Pokhara - Beni - Marpha - BC
Total summiters from Nepal: 412 till December 2009