Aug 25 2023
Nuptse (ནུབ་རྩེ། नुबचे, Nub rtse, Nubtse) Nuptse is a spectacular 7,800-meter mountain immediately southwest of Mount Everest in Nepal’s Khumbu region. Modern detailed topographic mapping places its highest summit at approximately 7,864 meters (25,800 feet), although the widely established figure of 7,861 meters (25,791 feet) remains common in mountaineering literature. Few mountains are more visually …
Aug 25 2023
Annapurna IV Annapurna IV is a 7,525-meter (24,688-foot) mountain in Nepal’s Annapurna Himal, rising between Annapurna III and Annapurna II. Although it is one of the world’s highest summits by absolute elevation, it has only about 205 meters (673 feet) of topographic prominence, making it a high subsidiary summit within the larger Annapurna massif rather …
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, …
Aug 25 2023
Annapurna III Annapurna III is a 7,555-meter (24,787-foot) mountain in the Annapurna Himal of central Nepal. Rising between Gangapurna and Annapurna IV, it forms one of the major summits of the enormous Annapurna massif and dominates the skyline above the Manang Valley. The mountain has approximately 703 meters (2,306 feet) of topographic prominence, making it …
Aug 23 2023
Gokyo Ri Gokyo Ri is a 5,357-meter (17,575-foot) trekking summit in Nepal’s Khumbu region, rising immediately above the turquoise lakes and high-altitude settlement of Gokyo. Although modest in elevation compared with the Himalayan giants surrounding it, Gokyo Ri is one of the finest viewpoints in the entire Everest region. From its summit, trekkers can see …
Aug 23 2023
Dhaulagiri II (धौलागिरी) Dhaulagiri II is a 7,751-meter (25,430-foot) mountain in western Nepal and the second-highest summit of the Dhaulagiri Himal after Dhaulagiri I. Rising northwest of the range’s 8,167-meter giant, Dhaulagiri II is an exceptionally independent mountain with approximately 2,391 meters (7,844 feet) of topographic prominence. That prominence makes Dhaulagiri II an ultra-prominent mountain, …
Aug 20 2023
Annapurna (अन्नपूर्णा) “Annapurna, to which we had gone empty handed, was a treasure on which we should live the rest of our days. With this realization we turn the page: a new life begins. There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men.” -Maurice Herzog, first ascender of Annapurna I Annapurna is an 8,091-meter (26,545-foot) …
Aug 20 2023
Manaslu (मनास्लु, Kutang) Manaslu is an 8,163-meter (26,781-foot) mountain in north-central Nepal and the eighth-highest mountain on Earth. Rising in the Mansiri Himal east of the Annapurna massif, it is one of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter mountains and one of Nepal’s most geographically dominant summits. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, associated with …
Aug 20 2023
Dhaulagiri (धौलागिरी) Dhaulagiri is an 8,167-meter (26,795-foot) mountain in western Nepal and the seventh-highest mountain on Earth. Usually called Dhaulagiri I to distinguish it from the many other high summits of the Dhaulagiri Himal, it rises in extraordinary isolation west of the Kali Gandaki Valley and directly across that immense river system from Annapurna. The …
Aug 20 2023
Cho Oyu (चोयु, ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ) Cho Oyu is an 8,188-meter (26,864-foot) mountain on the border between Nepal and Tibet and the sixth-highest mountain on Earth. Rising approximately 28 kilometers northwest of Mount Everest, it forms one of the great summits of the Mahalangur Himal and towers above the glacial landscapes of the upper Khumbu. Its Tibetan …
