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Himalayan peaks above 8,000m

Himalayan peaks above 8,000m

   

Dear all adventures climbers from all over the world,

Welcome to climb the Himalayans peaks above 8,000m. in Nepal and Tibet. Nepal is the land of Himalayan paradise, there are fourteen Himalayan peaks above 8,000m. in the world, among these Himalayan peaks eight belong to Nepal,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
one in Tibet (Shishapangma) and five in Pakistan. Mt. Everest and Cho-Oyu, is the border peaks between Tibet (autonomous region of China) and Nepal, which can be climbing from both country’s different climbing routes. 

To climbing above 8,000m. Himalayan peaks is not a joke, every one can't climb the Himalayan peaks because it is really adventure and the high cost. Recent days different climbing groups at Mt. Everest share the climbing route and equipment to save the budget. 

 

 

 

Name of the above 8,000m. Himalayan peaks:

S,N.              Name of the Himalayan peaks    High          Region
01 Mt. Everest (Shagarmatha) 8,848.86 Khimbu region (Nepal)
02 K2 8,611m. Pakistan
03 Kanchanjunga Main 8,586 Kanchanjunga (Nepal)
04 Lhotse Main 8,516m. Khumbu region (Nepal)
05 Makalu 8,485m. Makalu region (Nepal)
06 Cho Oyu 8,188m. Khumbu region (Nepal)
07 Dhaulagiri I 8,167m. Dhaulagiri (Nepal)
08 Manaslu 8,163m. Manaslu region (Nepal)
09  Nanga Parbat 8,125m. Pakistan
10 Annapurna I 8,091m. Annapurna (Nepal)
11 Broad peak 8,051m. Pakistan
12 Gasherbrum I (Hidden peak) 8,080m. Pakistan
13 Gasherbrum II         8,034m. Pakistan
14 Shishapangma (Gosaithan) 8,027m. Tibet (China)


Newly recognized above 8,000m. peaks in Nepal:

S.N.           Name of the Himalayan peaks     High               Region 
01 Yalung Khang 8,505m. Kanchanjunga (Nepal)
02 Yalung Khang West 8,077m. Kanchanjunga (Nepal)
03 Kanchanjunga Central 8,473m. Kanchanjunga (Nepal)
04 Kanchanjunga South 8,476m. Kanchanjunga (Nepal)
05 Lhotse Middle 8,410m. Khumbu region (Nepal)
06 Lhotse Shar 8,400m. Khumbu region (Nepal)


Best season for climbing: 
Spring season: March to May is the best season to climbing the Himalayan peaks in Nepal. The stable weather brings excellent visibility.
Autumn season: September to November another good time clear weather to climbing the Himalayan peaks in Nepal.
Winter and summer seasons are not comfortable to climbing Himalayan peaks at Nepal.

Climbing permits:To climb the Himalayan peaks in Nepal, any expedition team need a climbing permit, for the climbing permit you need to pay the royalty as hight of peaks. The permits issued from the Ministry of Tourism Kathmandu Nepal, only through a registered trekking agency. For the expedition permits each team members should provide their bio-data for application. After all the documents we will proceed for the expedition routes and permits.
The royalty fees can be changed any time by the government of Nepal, Minister of tourism. For the latest royalty, please contact us. We will provide you all detailed information in time, maximum 15 persons can be joining in one expedition team. Each expedition team requires a liaison officer during the expedition period.

No Solo Climbing: No mountaineers are allowed to climbing any peaks without Nepali climbing guide. There should be at least one climbing guide in each group for below 8000-meter peak. Mountaineers should take at least one climbing guide for every two members for any peak above 8000-meter peaks.

Royalty for peaks above 8,000m. in Nepal. The new royalty fees effective from September 01, 2025:

Himalayan peaks and hight Spring season per person Autumn season per personn Winter season per person
Mt. Everest normal route US$ 15,000.00 US$ 7,500.00 US$ 3,750,00
Mt. Evereest other climbing routes US$ 10,000.00 US$ 5,000.00 US$ 2,500.00
Other 8,000m. peaks except Manaslu US$ 3,000.00 US$ 1,500.00 US$ 750.00
Manaslu Himalayan peak US$ 1,500.00 US$ 3,000,00 US$ 1,500.00

Insurance: Any Himalayan peaks in Nepal, it is not allowed to climb without a registered climbing guide. Each climbing guide, Sherpas and base camp staffs need insurance policy for their life, accident and rescue services. 

Climbing guide / Sherpa:  Per person it cost Nepali Rs. two million.
Base camp staffs: One and half million Nepali Rs. for cook, kitchen boys and helper.
Porters:  Porters between starting point to base camp, half million Rs. Per person.
Helicopter rescue: US$ 10,000.00 helicopter rescue flight insurance per person from base camp. 
Note: For the climber During the expedition period, if someone is seriously injured or sick, the only option rescued by a Helicopter. The rescue is quite expensive, every team member needs to buy travel insurance from their own country. If not, you can buy such insurance policies in Kathmandu too.

Climbing equipment and bonus: Each Himalayan peaks climbing equipment and bonus above base camp is different, for the details information please contact us. 
How to reach at base camp: There is two options to reach at base camp by trekking or direct flight by helicopter, which is up to your time and budget. Most of the above 8,000m. Himalayan peaks in Nepal, can reach at base camp as lodging trek. Only the Dhaulagiri west face you have to trek by tented camping.

For the Himalayan expedition, age doesn’t make any difference, if you are physically fit and healthy, between 18 to 70 years any one can join the adventure Himalayan expedition in group or alone yourself with climbing guide.

We believe that proper preparation, training, well acclimatization, hygienic food and experienced Sherpa climbers make your climbing successful. Himalayan experience trek, assures highest degree of safety, proper planning, and decades of experienced and extensive knowledge to make your dream to climb the Himalayan peaks in Nepal.

Garbage deposit: Each expedition team needs to deposit for the garbage during their expedition period. The garbage deposit fee, which is refundable after the expedition, shows the evidence of clearance by the amount of rubbish collected.

For Mt. Everest garbage deposit US$ 5,000.00 for each group.
 
Other peaks above 8,000m. US$ 3,000.00 for each group.
 
Total cost for expedition: Total cost for expedition is up to the group size, climbing season and requirement of services. For the detail cost and  kinds of services please contact us by email.

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