Ama Dablam

Ama Dablam is the 3rd most popular Himalayan peak for per-mitted expeditions. The most popular route by far is the South-west Ridge. The best climbing months are April–May (before the monsoon) andSeptember–October.

For its soaring ridges and steep faces Ama Dablam is sometimes referred as the “Matterhorn of the Himalayas.”

6,812 m (22,349’)

Ama Dablam means “Mother’s necklace”; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women.

Island Peak (Imja Tse)6,610 m (20,120’)

Island Peak, also known as “Imja Tse,” is a Six-Thousander located in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. It was named Island Peak in 1951 by Eric Shipton’s party since it appears as an “island in a sea of ice” when viewed from Dingboche.

It is a popular trekking peak. It was first climbed in 1956 by a Swiss team as a training exercise in prepara-tion for Mount Everest and Lhotse.

6,476 m (21,247’)Mera Peak

Mera Peak is a mountain which lies in the Himalayas, in the Sagarmatha region of Nepal.It contains three main summits: Mera North 6,476 metres (21,247’), Mera Central 6,461 metres (21,198’) and Mera South, 6,065 metres (19,898’).

The first ascent of Mera Central was made by Col. Jimmy Rob-erts and Sen Tenzing on May 20, 1953. The view from the summit is one of the finest in the Himalaya with 5 Eight-Thou-sander visible: Mount Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Makalu, and Kangchenjunga.

Cholatse & Pokalde6,440 m (21,129’) & 5,806 m (19,049’)

Cholatse, also known as Jobo Lhaptshan, is a peak in the Khumbu region. It is con-nected to Taboche (6,501m) by a long ridge.In Tibetan ‘cho’ is lake, ‘la’ is pass, and ‘tse’ is peak so Cholatse means literally “Lake pass peak”.

It was first climbed via the southwest ridge on April 22, 1982 by Vern Cleveng-er, Galen Rowell, John Roskelley and Bill O’Connor.

Pokalde Peak, also known as Dolma Ri, is situated 12 km southwest of Mount Everest. Pokalde Peak is one of the shortest and easiest trekking peaks in Nepal.The first ascent was made in April 1953 via the ridge adjoining the Pokalde summit with the Kongma-La high pass.

Ueli Steck, a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer, made the first ascent of Cholatese on April 15, 2005.

6,091 m (19,984’)Pisang Peak

Pisang Peak rising above Pisang village of Annapurna Conservation Area is one of the most popular trekking peak in northern Nepal. Although, climbing Pisang is considered easier compared to other climbs, a rea-sonably high level of physical fitness and sound health is required.

A major intersection of the trail meets at Dharapani after passing through Larkya La Pass 5,140 m (16,863’), one of the highest pass in the world.

6,145 m (20,120’)Lobuche Peak

Lobuche (also spelt Lobuje) is a peak lying close to the Khumbu Glacier. There are two main peaks, Lobuche Far East and Lobuche East (often mistaken for Lobuche West which is a separate mountain further west).

The first recorded ascent of Lobuche East was made by Laurence Nielson and Sherpa Ang Gyalzen on April 25, 1984.

Yala Peak5,520 m (18,110’)

Yala Peak is a peak located in the Lang-tang region of northern Nepal. It is con-sidered a trekking peak and is a relatively simple, non-technical climb.The summit is renowned for being an ex-cellent vantage point from which Shisha-pangma 8,013 m (26,289’), the highest mountain wholly in Tibet, and the small-est of the 14 eight-thousanders, can be seen.

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