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Mountaineering
Nepal is a country well known for its Himalaya mountains. Among the
10 highest peaks in the world, eight, including the highest peak Mt.
Everest, crown this country. Nothing on earth can beat the
exhilaration of scaling them. No wonder Nepal is the favorite
destination for mountaineers and every year more than 600
expeditions trudge up the Himalaya, including the trekking peaks.
The first expedition to Mt. Everest in Nepal was made by an
expedition team of France in 1950. This permission allowed the team
to understand the Everest well. All the Himalayas in Nepal have
stood as irresistible landmarks for the world's expedition team
since Nepal opened its doors the first France expedition team in the
1950. Expeditions particularly in Nepal are quite challenging and
technical. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norge successfully scaled the
top of the world's highest peak Mt. Everest the first time on 29 th
May, 1953 through the British expedition team.
Mount Everest Expedition
Everest base camp is situated on the Khumbu glacier at the height of
5455m.Normally, the climbing duration of the expedition lasts for 3
months. After crossing the Base camp you can climb for camp 1.
Camp 1(6400m): It is located at the flat area of endless snow-deep
crevasses and mountain ridge. During the daytime this place is warm
due to direct sun's reflection. At night we hear the murmuring
cracking sounds of crevasses beneath your tent. From here we have to
walk camp 2.
Camp 2 (6750m): This camp is located at the foot of the icy Lhotse
wall through which we have to walk ahead amidst the violent, raging
winds and sometimes cloudy weather.
Camp 3 (7100m): This camp is adjoined to Lhotse wall. After climbing
the Lhotse wall by using fixed rope and prior acclimatization we
proceed to camp 4.
Camp 4 (8400m): This is the last camp of the Everest Expedition.
From here summit is 500m, distance far. It is the final and
dangerous part of the climbing. Here, the wind blows violently. The
normal route to reach the summit is through the narrow south - east
ridge and it precedes the south summit 8700m.
Ama Dablam Expedition
Ama Dablam is a small but incredibly beautiful snow- capped
mountain, located south of Everest and Lhotse . It is characterized
by vertical walls, sharp exposed ridges. Though this mountain is
just 6,812m in altitude but it requires steep ice, rock and snow
climbing. The normal and most popular route to climb Ama Dablam is
via classic south-west ridge. The climb requires a strong
mountaineering background and previous high altitude experience. The
expedition team has to pitch three high camps during the climbing to
Ama-Dablam.
Dhaulagiri Expedition
Situated in the south of Tibet-Nepal border, Dhaulagiri, white
mountain is one of the most popular 8000 m peak for climbing in
Nepal. This Mountain is the 7 th highest in the world. The last
section of the climb from camp 4 (7,500m) is considered to be the
most difficult in the expedition due to the strong wind that stops
the climbers to reach summit.
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