Mountaineering in Nepal

Nepal is a country well known for its Himalayan mountains. Among the 10 highest peaks above 8,000 mts in the world, eight, including the highest peak Mt Everest, crown this country and nine peaks above 8000mts high can be seen from Nepal. Nothing on earth can beat the exhilaration of scaling them. No wonder Nepal is the favorite destination for mountaineers and every year more than 500 expeditions trudge up the Himalaya.

SEASON: There are four seasons for mountaineering in Nepal:

Spring March - May
Summer June - August
Autumn September - November
Winter December - February

A total of 153 Himalayan peaks are open to mountaineers. Climbing permits are issued by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) for 135 peaks known as mountaineering peaks, and by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) for 18 similar peaks, known as trekking peaks, which range from 5,587 to 6,654 m in altitude.