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The peak is located at 7,177 m (23,547 ft) above sea level in the extreme northeast of Nepal and northwest of Sikkim. It is approximately 2km southwest of Kirat Chuli. Climbers ascending Kirat Chuli from the Nepal Gap, by the southwest ridge, usually traverse the summit of Nepal Peak. [2]
The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft). Ama Dablam means "mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother ( ama ) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam , the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by ...
This, combined with its steep, pointed profile, makes it a particularly striking peak, despite its lower elevation than some of its neighbors. Its double summit resembles the tail of a fish, hence the name meaning "fish's tail" in Nepalese. It is also nicknamed the "Matterhorn of Nepal". It is a sacred peak for the Gurungs and the people of ...
Sign indicating the route to Imja Tse high camp. Climber taking the final few steps onto the 6,165 m (20,226 ft) [1] summit of Imja Tse (Island Peak) in Nepal, 2004 To climb Island Peak, one has the option of starting from a base camp at 5,087 metres (16,690 ft) called Pareshaya Gyab and starting the climb between 2 and 3 A.M.
This peak is considered as a trekking peak by the Nepal Mountaineering Association, and is a relatively simple, non-technical climb. The climbing of Yala Peak passes through the Langtang National Park. The flora and fauna of the peak and surrounding area consist of Rhododendron, Snow leopard, and Red panda. In its first leg, climbers choose to ...
North of the Greater Himalayas in western Nepal, ~6,100 metre Tibetan Border Ranges form the Ganges-Brahmaputra divide, which the international border generally follows. . South of the Greater Himalayas, Nepal has a High Mountain region of ~4,000 metre summits, then the Middle Hills and Mahabharat Range with 1,500 to 3,000 metre su
Dhaulagiri, located in Nepal, is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country. It was first climbed on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition.
A top Slovak mountaineer died on a descent of the 7,234-meter Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal after an historic ascent up its east face, Slovakia's climbers association said on Sunday.