Nepal Peak Climbing

Peak Climbing in Nepal is one of the most adventure sports and one of the most demanded packages among the travelers from across the world. More than anything else, Nepal is best known for its snow-capped peaks. Nepal is only the country in the world which has the highest number of peaks offering a number of adventure sports including the peak climbing packages. Moreover, Nepal is home of the the highest peaks in the world, the Mt. Everest. Therefore why, Mt. Everest comes immediately in the mind of the each and every individual when they think of Nepal. 
It is not merely the Mt. Everest alone, Nepal is the home to over eight highest peaks above 8,000 m. height [among the 14 mountains in the world], these mountains are Mt. Everest (8,848 m), Kanchenjunga (8,586 m),Lhotse (8,516 m), Makalu (8,463 m), Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Dhaulagiri (8,167 m), Manaslu (8,163 m) Annapurna (8,091 m). Besides these peaks, Nepal is also the home to over 1,300 mountains above 6,000 m. of them about 400 peaks including the Mt. Everest are open for the climbing purpose in Nepal. Therefore, you can have wide range of adventure sports in Nepal including peak climbing. It is for sure that which is possible only in Nepal. 
Peak climbing in Nepal is popular ever since Tenzing Norgey Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hilary successfully had summit on the Mt. Everest (8848 m), the highest peaks in the world, back in 1953. Following their successful triumph Nepal has been the ultimate destination for peak climbing among the travelers from around the world and therefore why thousands of travelers make it towards this end, every year.

The important note to consider is, if you are willing to have peak climbing in Nepal, you must first obtain the permission. The government bodies--Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) issue authority to have peak climbing trip to any peaks in Nepal. NMA grants permission to climb peaks bellow 2,200 ft, while the mountaineering section of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation issues the permission to the peaks above this height. The charge for peak climbing depends on the number of members involved in a group and the height of the mountain you want to climb as well as the adventurous sport you want to organize in the mountain areas. 

If you are wishing to have peak climbing in Nepal, feel free to contact us, Thin Air Adventure team will take care of all the administrative procedures. Thin Air Adventure has long been organizing the peak climbing packages either in groups or individual. It is one of the well-admired trekking agencies in Nepal for organizing adventure packages including peak climbing and thus peak climbing packages has one of the demanded packages among its clients. The peak climbing trip, we are especially organizing are--Mera peak, Island peak, Lubuche east peak, Pisang peak, Chulu east peak, Chulu east peak, Yala peak, Tent peak or also known as Tharpu chuli peak, Singa chuli peak, Paldor peak and Naya kanga peak climbing in Nepal. 

Preparation for peak climbing

In Nepal, the peak climbing trips are usually organized above 6,000 meter peaks. If you have not yet climbed high peaks as such, you may be intrigued by the challenges. Therefore, we Thin Air Adventure Team here would like to recommend you to make appropriate preparation in order your dream of getting to the top of the peak come true.

From our long years experience in organizing peak climbing packages, what we can say is, peak climbing to over 6,000 m to the highest peaks in the world is not a joke. It is not a one man work neither it is a day work but is a team work and involves a lot of preparation before hand. Although you are fully assisted by the well-trained and long years experienced guide during the peak climbing trip, there are many things to be considered which are listed in the following as the preparation for peak climbing: 

Fitness: 

The fitter you are, the greater the chance of your success to summit the highest peaks. Therefore, we suggest you to pay attention of your fitness. Go for aerobic or any other ways to gain muscle or lose or gain weight but maintain your fitness, because, fitness is one of the first step for preparing oneself for tackling of any kinds of challenges while climbing the snow capped-peaks. Rests are the techniques which will be briefed during the trip. 

Health

Health is wealth, the most popular cliché, also best suits in the peak climbing, because, the healthier you are, the easier it will be, while climbing the peak. The higher you go up there is chances of being suffered from the high altitude sickness but, if you are healthy enough and have confident in yourself getting to the high altitude, there is high chances of getting success of climbing high peaks in Nepal. Therefore, make appropriate measures for being fit, fine, and healthy. 

Acclimatization

You better be aware about the the high altitude sickness beforehand.  If you have high hills, you better visit them and acclimatize yourself. Normally, it takes several days for you to feel okay before you reach to the high altitude peaks. You will be acclimatized in in different altitudes, however if you have knowledge about high altitude, sickness and preventive measures and you prepare yourself, you can  easily cope up with any kinds of hurdles that come during your trip.

Peak Climbing Gears

Peak climbing is not everyday a joke. It needs a lot of preparation and involves a lot of gears. Otherwise, you have to compromise with your safety. Thus, we recommend you not to compromise or disregard with peak climbing gears. The gears differ to different altitude peaks you intend you climb. Therefore, feel free to contact us prior to your trip for the lists of peak climbing gears. There are many peak climbing gear shops available in Kathmandu, where you can buy or hire them. There may not be in your size, therefore we recommend you better buy frequently in your use such as windproof jackets, pants, sleeping bags, sheets, backpacks, socks to name a few, for rest of peak climbing gears, feel free to contact us.