Thorong La pass
Thorong la pass is the famous pass of Annapurna Circuit with an altitude of 5416 meters17765 feet above the sea level. It is also known to be the first pass of Nepal and the safest and easiest pass of Nepal.
Variation, Famous & Selected treks in Thorong La pass are – Round annapurna trek/ Annapurna circuit with tilicho trek/ Annapurna circuit trek/ Annapurna circuit heli trek/ Annapurna 2 high passes trek/
Trekking over Thorong la pass was started from 70s’, by then hippies used to come over Nepal and enjoy the wilderness of the nature and interestingly explore the remoteness of the Annapurna Himalayas.
But at present trekking over Thorong la pass is not hard at all. There are plenty of tea house along the Annapurna circuit route. However, availability of accommodation in some places might be tricky as abundant number of trekkers trek this famous circuit trek over Thorong la pass.
Transportation towards the base camp of Thorong la pass is really advanced. There is motor able road all the way to Manang on one side and Muktinath on the other side of Thorong la pass. Interestingly small section of Muktinath Jomsom road is blacktopped as well. Despite of road all the way to 3500 meter or 11480 feet on either side of Thorong la pass. Driving straight to that height is not considered acclimatized pattern for safe trekking over famous Thorong la pass.
For the safety and the best view to trek over Thorong la pass – trekkers are recommended to follow itinerary of Annapurna circuit in general.
There are rumors on Annapurna circuit trek being spoiled with road construction – that is partly true but the alternative trekking trail to go towards Thorong la pass has ditched the rumor. There are beautiful trekking trail skipping the road way to get to Thorong la.
Throng la pass can be done with many other high passes. The famous trekking mixed with Throng la is Narphu valley trek. At Narphu there is Kangla pass and when you do both Narphu and Kang la pass trekking in that case you will cross 2 high passes of Annapurna circuit – one in famous circuit trail and another in the remote restricted trekking route.
Another famous combination of Thorong la pass with another trekking trial is Tilicho trek. With Tilicho trekking you will get to world’s highest altitude Lake of Tilicho and will add extra 2 to 4 days on top of Thorong la pass trekking.
Easy Peak Climbing
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Glacial lake Trek
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Heli hiking
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Nature Activities
Bird Watching, National Park tour & Jungle Safari
Nepal is covered mostly with the forest and most of the Nepali settlements are in the hills with abundant forest. So when it comes to safari in Nepali Jungle – you either talk about walking through the jungles or go camping into the wild. Jungle safari in Nepal is the part of regular life in the local peoples in order to fetch wood or graze livestock’s.
Variation, Famous & Selected Nature Activities are – Chisapani Nagarkot Hike/ Gokyo Renjola pass Circuit Trek/ Chulu East peak climbing/ Himchuli peak/ Poon Hill Hike/ Gokyo Ri Hike/ Mardi Himal Hike/ Langtang Valley Hike/ Gosaikunda Hike/ Annapurna Base camp Trek/ Saribung Peak Climbing/ Baruntse Peak Climbing/ Langtang Trek with Helicopter Return/ Short EBC Kalapatthar Trek/ Manaslu base camp trek to Samagaun/ Everest Spiritual Trek/ Nagarkot Sunrise tour/ Limi Valley Trek/ Manaslu View Bhimtang Valley Trek/ Rampur Village Charity Tour/ Poonhill Ghandruk Village Trek/ Chisapani Nagarkot Trek/ Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho Lake Trek/ Annapurna Circuit Trek/ Annapurna Circuit Heli Trek/ Annapurna Basecamp Heli Trek/ Annapurna Base Camp Trekking/ Annapurna 2 High Passes Trek/ Everest Base Camp Trek/
Like world know jungle safari there are plenty of sites inside Nepal where one can easily find the escape of the city and overwhelming welcome of the nature in the conserved site such as; conservation areas, national parks, wildlife reserves, bird watching area, wetlands and community forests. For example the world famous Jungle safari of Chitwan is done with jeep or elephant.
With new conservation areas and national parks rich in bio diversity and wildlife protection, there are many new sites where people go for jungle safari in Nepal. New conservation area like Gaurishanker conservation area and trending national park like Bardi national park not only conserves the biodiversity but also creates best jungle safari site for tourists in Nepal. Bardia national park has both jeep and elephant safari to see Tiger. This national park is also famous as the tiger conservation area, though its official designation is national park.
Jungle safari in Nepal has been an entire Nepal trip which takes you from one national park to another conservation area or protected area. In most of the cases – people trekking, climbing and doing expedition in Nepali Himalaya go for jungle safari as a part of their trip extension programs.
Most of the jungle safari sites have accommodation and food facility whereas still there are many where you can go wild with your own food and arranged safety. Either of those destinations can be your Nepal holiday part in the safe hands like Nepalgram for best experience and safe adventure.
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Peak Climbing / Mountain Climbing / Expedition
Peak climbing in Nepal is also renowned as mountaineering. Mountaineering in Nepal is very old activity, even before trekking and tour started. There is not any specific date to illustrate when mountaineering started but it is believed to start from 19th century.
Variation, Famous & Selected Peak Climbing / Mountain Climbing / Expedition are – Kongma Tse peak climbing/ Annapurna South expedition/ Chulu East peak climbing/ Himchuli peak/ Pokalde Peak Climbing/ Dhampus Peak/ Pachherma peak climbing/ Phari Lapcha Peak Climbing/ Saribung Peak Climbing/ Baruntse Peak Climbing/ Himlung Peak Climbing/ Pisang Peak Climbing/ Yala Peak Climbing/ Amadablam Expedition/ Larkey Peak Climbing/ Island Peak Climbing with EBC Trek/ Chulu West Peak Climbing/ TharpuChuli Peak Climbing/ Short Mera Peak Climbing/ Mera Peak Climbing/ Mardi Himal Peak Climbing/ Lobuche peak climb after EBC Trek/ Island Peak Climbing with EBC Gokyo Trek/ Rolwaling Valley Tasi Lapcha pass Trek/
Climbing in Nepal is famous because of towering mountains and wider Himalaya range located in Nepal – including highest mountain of the world “Mount Everest”. There are more than 14 mountains above 8000 meters – many of those are not just the highest mountain in Nepal but also member of eight thousander list.
Interestingly there are many un-named and unknown mountains to climb in Nepal. Nepalgram is always looking for another new peak for adventure to unknowns. Any interested climbers from all around the globe are well-come to join our unknown expeditions in Nepal Himalaya.
Young Himalaya range of Nepal has peaks from easy to highly technical. Interestingly – Mount Everest is regarded as one of the moderate climbing peak of Nepal. Because of the fixed route and rope on climbing Everest – Everest is not tough in comparison to other technical expedition of Nepal.
Some of the famous peak climbing in Nepal is; mera peak, lobuche peak, Island peak – all of these peaks are in around Everest region.
Climbing towards the summit of Nepali peak is not hard if you have general knowledge of climbing gears and experienced guide to track the route to summit. Many climbing guides with Nepalgram have been to the respective peaks to know enough about the route and circumstances.
As expedition started before trekking, in Nepal – Himalayas of Nepal are still know for climbing than trekking. Whereas tour in Nepal is majorly a trip extension program for trekking and peak climbing. Peak Climbing in Nepal includes trekking to the basecamp of respective peak – which is why it is a best experience for mountain lovers.
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Technical Peak Climbing
Climbing in Nepal has been a dignified adventure activity by then. Nepal climbing peaks are generally the first thing that comes in mind of people travelling to Nepal. Among thousands of peaks in Nepal, there are different types of peaks – trekking peak, technical peak, expedition peak and training peaks. Technical peak climbing is not an expedition but is considered as hard peak to climb.
Variation, Famous & Selected Technical Peak Climbing – Chulu East peak climbing/ Amadablam Expedition/ Chulu West Peak Climbing/ TharpuChuli Peak Climbing/ Lobuche peak climb after EBC Trek/
Technical peak climbing needs skills about rope climbing. If you are used to rock climbing – technical peak will not be an issue. Even if you are climbing first time in the snow peaks of our technical peak climbing packages – general knowledge about climbing gears, use of harness, use of rope, simple knowledge on carabineer and safety measure knowledge is appreciated.
Nepal climbing adventure is summoned in technical peak climbing packages. Your enthusiasm and endurance while climbing is always mandatory – however, our expert guides and climbing team will always be there to help you for the necessary pull up or climb downs. Technical ice climbing is a part of Nepal peak adventure that you are looking for.
For easy example – Mt Amadablam (6812 meters) is regarded as the technical peak climbing. Climbing below 7000 meters is always regarded as peak climbing but many call Amadablam peak climbing as an expedition as well. This is just because of its technical difficulty. Technically Amadablam peak climbing is tougher than Everest expedition itself.
Indeed, some of the renowned & easy peaks like Island peak, Lobuche peak, Taboche peak, Nayakang peak can also be technical peaks with respect to the season of climbing. Climbing these peaks in winter is a challenge and hence considered as technical peaks respective to the climbing season. However, these peaks are considered as an easy peaks in spring season (spring is regarded as best time for mountaineering in Nepal).
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