Aug 26 2023
Gangkhar Puensum (གངས་དཀར་སྤུན་གསུམ་, Kangkar Punsum, Gangkar Punsum, Gankar Punzum) Gangkhar Puensum is a towering 7,570-meter (24,835-foot) mountain in the eastern Himalayas along the remote frontier between Bhutan and Tibet. Widely recognized as Bhutan’s highest mountain and the highest unclimbed independent mountain on Earth, it occupies an unusual place in mountaineering history: several expeditions attempted it …
Aug 26 2023
Putha Hiunchuli (Dhaulagiri VII) Putha Hiunchuli is a 7,246-meter (23,772-foot) mountain at the western end of Nepal’s Dhaulagiri Himal. Also known as Dhaulagiri VII, the mountain rises above one of the most remote landscapes in western Nepal, where the great snow peaks of the Dhaulagiri massif gradually give way to the high, arid country of …
Aug 26 2023
Annapurna Dakshin (Annapurna South, Moditse) Annapurna Dakshin Annapurna Dakshin, better known internationally as Annapurna South, is a 7,219-meter (23,684-foot) mountain in Nepal’s Annapurna Himal. Rising dramatically above the Modi Khola valley and the famous Annapurna Sanctuary, it forms one of the most recognizable parts of the skyline seen from Pokhara, Ghandruk, Poon Hill, and the …
Aug 26 2023
Langtang Lirung Langtang Lirung is the highest mountain of Nepal’s Langtang Himal, rising dramatically above the Langtang Valley north of Kathmandu. Modern topographic data place its summit at approximately 7,227 meters (23,711 feet), although elevations of 7,234 and 7,245 meters remain common in mountaineering and Nepalese government sources. What Langtang Lirung lacks in comparison with …
Aug 26 2023
Yangra (Ganesh I) Yangra is the highest mountain of Nepal’s Ganesh Himal, rising on the Nepal–Tibet frontier northwest of Kathmandu. Also known as Ganesh I and Yangra Kangri, the mountain reaches approximately 7,429 meters (24,373 feet) according to several modern topographic sources, although the official Nepalese peak list and other mapping sources also use 7,422 …
Aug 26 2023
Chamlang Chamlang is a 7,319-meter (24,012-foot) mountain in eastern Nepal, rising south of Makalu in the Mahalangur Himal of the central Himalayas. Some recent mountaineering literature gives its elevation as 7,321 meters, but 7,319 meters remains the figure used by Nepalese government records and modern topographic databases. The mountain is immediately recognizable for its unusual …
Aug 26 2023
Gangapurna Gangapurna is a 7,455-meter (24,458-foot) mountain in Nepal’s Annapurna Himal, rising between Annapurna III and the high ridges extending eastward from Annapurna I. From the village of Manang on the mountain’s northern side, Gangapurna forms an enormous pyramid above its namesake glacier and the turquoise glacial lake at the foot of the valley. Although …
Aug 26 2023
Churen Himal Churen Himal is a 7,385-meter (24,229-foot) mountain in the Dhaulagiri Himal of western Nepal. Rising between the higher Dhaulagiri peaks to the east and Putha Hiunchuli to the west, Churen Himal forms part of one of the most remote concentrations of 7,000-meter mountains in the Nepal Himalayas. The mountain is especially interesting because …
Aug 26 2023
Kirat Chuli (Tent Peak) Kirat Chuli is a 7,365-meter (24,163-foot) mountain on the border between northeastern Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim. Also historically known as Tent Peak, it rises north of Kangchenjunga along a spectacular high frontier ridge separating Nepal from India’s Khangchendzonga region. Despite its enormous height, Kirat Chuli is one of …
Aug 25 2023
Kumbhakarna | Jannu | Phoktanglungma “That is not a mountain, it is a ferocious giant.” -Everest ascensionist Tenzing Norgay on Kumbhakarna Kumbhakarna is a spectacular 7,710–7,711-meter (25,295–25,299-foot) mountain in eastern Nepal, rising immediately west of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain. It is far better known to generations of international mountaineers by its older climbing name, …
