Traveling Nepal - Mountains (World's Top 8 Highest Peaks)
Nepal, a country located at Asia, lying along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges. It is a landlocked country located between two greatest and biggest neighbor with different language and different culture, ethics and traditions, India to the east, south, and west and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north. Its territory extends roughly 500 miles (800 kilometers) from east to west and 90 to 150 miles from north to south.
The capital is Kathmandu [also known as the city of temples].
What is Nepal famous for?
The answer for this question have many list, what Nepal is famous for. Small country located in the center of two giant neighbor and having highest mountains in north and the plain terai region to the southern part of nepal had giften Nepal worlds most suitable climate. Kathmandu had been the worlds most best climate center, where each 12 month consists of different climates and temperatures, that charisma had made nepal rich in its bio diversity as well as rich in culture.
But today we are going to explain one of the most renowned topic, for which nepal is famous for.
Mountains:
Do you know? Nepal along holds the worlds 8 highest peaks above 8,000 meters. So if you are new for this fact, then lets explore about Nepal's mountains.
Mount Everest
[photo: Mount Everest 8848 meter]
The country on the southern slopes of the Himalayas is home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest (8,848m) on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Everest is also known as "Sagarmatha" in Nepal and "Chhomolongma" in Tibet. Although it is the tallest mountain and attracts many climbers of both advanced and limited climbing skill, it is one of the easier mountains to climb. Mt. Everest was first summated by Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and new Zealand climber Mr. Edmond Hillary with a British expedition in 1953 from the South Col route. Climbing Mt. Everest is the aim of many people in their life.
Mt. Kangchenjunga
Mount Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world with the height of 8,586m (26,169 ft). It is located in Nepal, standing on the Nepal-India border. Kangchenjunga is the highest peak in India, and also the name of the surrounding section of the Himalayas and means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks. The treasures represent the five repositories of God, which are gold, silver, gems, grain and holy books. Kangchenjunga is the eastermost highest mountain on the earth. Mr. Joe Brown and George Band of British Expedition team on 25 May, 1955 cimbed this peak for the first time.
Lhotse
Mount Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world. It is connected to Everest via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan. In addition to the main summit at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft) above sea level, Lhotse Middle (East) is 8,414 metres (27,605 ft) and Lhotse Shar is 8,383 metres (27,503 ft). It is located at the border between Tibet (China) and the Khumbu region of Nepal. Mount Lhotse was first climbed in 18 May,1956 by Mr. Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss from Switzerland. Mt. Lhotse is becoming famous for its tremendous and dramatic South face. The South face raises 3.2 km and is 2.25 km wide making it the steepest face of this size in the world. Lhotse is is registered as one of the most extremely difficult climbs and is rarely attempted.
Makalu
Mount Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world with the height of 8,481 metres (27,825 ft). It is located 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China. Mt Makalu was first climbed by an American team led by William Siri in the spring of 1954. The South East Ridge and the Northwest Ridgeare the main climbing routes on Mt. Makalu. It is located at the co-ordinates of 27°53’21” N and 87°05’27” E in the eastern part of Nepal.
Cho Oyu
Mount Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. It is located in Nepal-China border in Nepal. Cho Oyu means “Turquoise Goddess” in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. Cho Oyu is known as being one of the easiest of the 8,000 meter peaks due to its straight forward approach and lack of objective dangers. Mount Cho-Oyu was first climbed on on October 19, 1954 by Australian Joseph Joechler, Herbert Tichy (Italy), Pasang Dawa Lama (Nepal).
Dhaulagiri
Mount Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world with the height of 26,795 feet /8,167 meters. It is located just north of central Nepal. The name Dhaulagiri comes from the Sanskrit word where Dhawala means “Dazzling, White Beautiful” and Giri means “Mountain”. The normal climbing route for Dhaulagiri is the Northeast ridge. The exact coordinates are: 28°41’48”N, Latitude and 83°29’42”E Longitude. Dhaulagiri was first summated by an Austrian, Swiss and Nepali expedition on May 13, 1960.
Manaslu
Mount Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world. It is located in the Mansiri Himal in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means “Mountain of the Spirit”, comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning “intellect” or “soul”. Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition. It is usually a first choice for adventures climbers looking to climb an 8000m peak. The exact coordinates are: Latitude 28°33’01”N, Longitude 84°33’42”E.
Annapurna
Mount Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world. Annapurna is a series of peaks, the highest of which is called Annapurna I, with the height of 26,545 ft /8,091 m. The peaks in the Annapurna range are some of the world’s most dangerous to climb. In fact, they have a fatality rate of about forty percent. The peaks exact location can be found at the coordinates of 28°35’45”N83°49’20”E. The Annapurna massif contains six major peaks, Annapurna I (8091m/26,545ft) Annapurna II(7937m/26,040ft) Annapurna III(7555m/24,786ft) Annapurna IV (7525m/24,688ft) Gangapurna (7455m/24,457ft) Annapurna South (7219m/23,684ft). Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal climbed for the first time in June 3, 1950.
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