Peak Climbing
Since the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) was formed in 1978, peak climbing in Nepal has become more popular than ever.
In fact, there are now over 30 trekking peaks in Nepal with more being opened every year.
‘Trekking Peaks’ describe mountain peaks under 7,000 metres in height that can be climbed without any prior rope or crampon climbing experience.
A climbing peak may refer to a mountain or hill peak or a rock formation that has to be ascended by climbing. The term is common in Germany where it is specifically used of free-standing rock formations in the climbing regions of Saxon Switzerland, Zittau Mountains and other nearby ranges in the German Central Uplands that can only be summitted via climbing routes of at least grade I on the UIAA scale or by jumping from nearby rocks or massifs. As a general rule, they must have a topographic prominence of at least 10 metres to qualify.
10 Climbing Peaks in Nepal
Island Peak (6,189m)
Mera Peak (6,470m)
Lobuche East Peak (6,119m)
Yala Peak (5,732m)
Chulu West Peak (6,419m)
Chulu Far East 6,045m
Pisang Peak (6,092m)
Dhampus Peak (6,012m)
Thorang Peak (6144m)
Larkya Peak (6249m)
