The Himalayas are the
huge mountain range stretching 3000km
east to west. The Nepal portion of the
Himalayas is the largest and highest,
stretching about 800km and includes
eight peaks that rise above 8000m
including Mt. Everest (known to Nepalese
as Sagarmatha).
The Nepal Himalaya has become a great
theatre of mountaineering activities.
There are many Himalayan peaks open for
mountaineering expeditions. In the Nepal
Himalaya, there are 240 peaks above
6000m and more than 1300 peaks of 6000m
and below.
After Nepal opened its doors to foreign
travelers in 1950, it became possible to
challenge these mountains. In the
beginning, it was simply a matter of
conquering the 8000m peaks, but
gradually climbers began to attempt
various untried routes. Today, people
have been attempting to climb the
mountains without auxiliary oxygen and
many of them have even set world records
such as Kailash Tour's Late Chairman Babu Chiri
Sherpa who successfully entered the
Guinness Book of World Records 2000 for
the longest stay of 21 hours on the
summit of Mount Everest without
auxiliary oxygen and summited Everest
with an incredible speed of 16.56hrs.
Major Expedition in Nepal
Amadablam Expedition
The normal route to
climb Ama Dablam is from its South- West
ridge. Most of the mountaineering
beginners start their climbing through
this Mt. Ama Dablam 6812m. Ama Dablam is
a small snowcapped peak of 6812m lying
in the Everest region. This South – West
ridge is the normal and most popular
Annapurna is a sanskrit
word which when broken down, would mean,
"Sustenance" and "filled with". So the
name would translate into "The Goddess
rich in Sustenance" or simply "The
Provider". It was first climbed by M.
Herzog & L. Lachenal in 1950. The
Annapurna Himal and the Lamjung Himal
Baruntse is at the
height of 7129m. in between on the lap
of Everest and Makalu mountain. This
mountain was first ascended first by
Colin Todd and Geoff Harrow on 30 May
1954. They have climbed the mountain by
the South -East Ridge. Since than many
climbers have used this route and got
succeeded.
Cho Oyu is 8201m. High
and was first climbed by Austrian 1954.
The Indian and German team also did
ascent to this peak 1n 1958 and 1964
respectively. Till to date many
expedition teams Reached on it summit.
This year 2004 has been regarded as the
Golden jubilee of this Cho Oyu Mountain,
so Nepal
Cho Oyu stands high
above the Tibetan plains on the Nepal /
Tibet border, and is an ideal choice for
mountaineers ready to test themselves on
the eight thousanders. The world's sixth
highest mountain, is to the locals a
holy mountain. It was first climbed by
S. Moechler, H. Tichy and p. Dawa Lama
Dhaulagiri (8167m.) was
first climbed by the Swiss in 1960. Its
name is derived from Sanskrit "dhavala
means" means "White" and girl is
"Mountain" The mountain was sighted by
British surveyors in India in the early
1800s and was mapped by one of the
secret Indian surveyors, the pundits, in
1873,
The Mt. Everest is the
highest peak of the World 29028ft.
through which the climbing toppers feel
them selves as the most proud and
adventurous personal the World. Sir
Edmond Hillary and Late Tenzing Norge
Sherpa first climbed this peak in May
29, 1953, after their long time's
effort.
There is probably no
other country in the world that arouses
as much curiosity as this vast expanse
of myth and religion known to the world
as Tibet. Steeped deep in religious
mysticism and ancient practices. In
Tibet each mountain has its own story
and each story is the quintessence
Manaslu (8156m) was
first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese
expedition. Its name comes from the
Sanskrit word manasa, meaning
"intellect" or " soul" It is the same
root word as that for Manasarover, the
holy lake near Mt. Kailash in Tibet.
Just as the British considered Everest
their mountain.
The Mt. Pumori Base
camp can be reached Kathmandu – Lukla
flight and trekking via Namche Bazaar,
Thangboche – Pheriche and Lobuche. Mt.
Pumori is 7145m. high and ascent starts
at 5,300m; which is beside a beautiful
small lake from here you can get a
beautiful sight of Mt. Everest and
Kalapthar at 5545m.
Shishapangm is one of
the lovely mountain of Tibet, which lies
in its autonomous region. Only very few
people in the world have an idea about
the Shishapangma before Chinese opened
Tibet to the western summiters in 1978
A.D. It is regarded as the holy mountain
by the Tibetans.
Amadablam Expedition
