Chulu Far East is the friendliest summit in the Manang valley and the one most likely to be sold to you under another name. Four peaks carry the Chulu name, north of Manang, known locally as the Gungang Himal. One climbing permit covers all four. Two of them share a base camp. And the easiest of the four, Chulu Far…
Before anything else, a distinction that catches most people out. The Mardi Himal Trek ends at a viewpoint at 4,200 metres or a place called base camp at 4,500 metres. It involves no ropes, no crampons and no climbing permit. It is a walk, and it is the trip almost everyone who searches for Mardi Himal actually wants. Mardi Himal…
Nepal revised its climbing royalties on 1 September 2025, the first change in a decade. A year on, most published fee tables are still wrong, and the errors run in both directions we have found the Manaslu permit published at everything from $125 to $5,500 for a fee that is actually $3,000. This page lists the current rates by peak…
Ama Dablam is the most photographed mountain in Nepal and, for many climbers, the last serious test before an 8,000-metre peak. At 6,812 metres it is technical, exposed and steep, and the autumn queue on the Yellow Tower is proof of how many people want it. Finding out what it costs is harder than it should be. Six operator websites,…
Ama Yangri is a 3,771-metre peak above Tarkeghyang in the Helambu valley, about 85 kilometres from Kathmandu. It is the guardian deity of the Hyolmo people who live below it, and on a clear morning the summit gives you Langtang Lirung, Dorje Lakpa, Gauri Shankar and Ganesh Himal in one turn of the head. You can leave Kathmandu on Saturday…
Are you planning to perform umrah this year? If yes, then this is the best opportunity to get close to Allah. Umrah is the most important sacred worship in islam but it requires a pure intention. In this guide, we discuss the every step of umrah from preparation to performing rituals of Umrah with full faith Muslims can follow this…
The Kanchenjunga Circuit needs two permits. Neither is expensive, and together they cost less than almost any other restricted-area trek in Nepal. What trips people up is not the price but the rules around them, and one of those rules changed this year. Until March 2026, you could not get a Kanchenjunga permit as a single trekker. The Department of…
Island Peak is where most people get their first Himalayan summit. At 6,189 metres, graded PD, reachable on a three-week trip that also takes in Everest Base Camp, it is the accessible end of Nepali climbing. It is also the peak where published costs are least reliable. Guided packages for 2026 run from about $1,800 to over $6,000. That is…
Manaslu is having its biggest season ever. Nepal’s Department of Tourism has issued permits to 422 foreign climbers this autumn, a record, and Base Camp now holds the second-largest tent city in the country after Everest. Most of those climbers paid a government royalty of $3,000 to be there. That figure is not in dispute. The department’s own royalty report…
Rain fell on Manaslu Base Camp on Thursday. Photos from the 7 Summits Club team showed climbers holding umbrellas beside their tents. Above them, a week of fresh snow sat on the slopes they came to climb. The camp below that snow holds a record crowd. Nepal’s Department of Tourism has issued permits to 422 foreign climbers from 35 expedition…