Tent Peak Climbing (5663m)
Annapurna Trek - Tent Peak Climbing
The Tent Peak(Tharpu Chuli) lies at the heart of Annapurna sanctury with some other attractive peaks like Hiunchuli and singuchuli.
Tent peak climbing has always been an attractive challenge for the climbers. Not only the peak but also the approach trek to Annapurna base camp is ever popular for its great mountain scenery. The trek ascends through beautiful river valley of Modi Khola, passes through interesting Gurung villages , beautiful terrace farms and high waterfalls. The Tent Peak(Tharpu Chuli) lies at the heart of Annapurna sanctury with some other attractive peaks like Hiunchuli and singuchuli. The surrounding mountains as well as the scenery from the summit is simply superb. The good thing about tent peak climbing is, it can be combined with Annapurna base camp trek.
The usual route follows the north-west ridge to the summit. Several groups have also climbed the peak via the south-east as well as south-west face of the peak. Tent peak climbing is a challenging climb involving face climbing as well as tiptoeing on knife edge ridges. While climbing you will be surrounded by some of the highest mountains of the world and their hanging glaciers.
Itinerary
- Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu , transfer to hotel
- Day 02: Guided city tour at Kathmandu
- Day 03: Fly to Pokhara , sightseeing and boating in the lake, visit mountaineering museum
- Day 04: Drive to the trailhead Phedi , trek to Pothana
- Day 05: Pathana Landrung Village 1,646m.
- Day 06: Landrung Village Chhomrong 2,030m.
- Day 07: Chhomrong Himalaya Hotel 2,700m.
- Day 08: Himalaya Hotel Machhapuchhre Base Camp 3,757m.
- Day 09: Trek to Annapurna base camp 4,130m. or Tent peak B. C. 4400m and rest. Tented Camp.
- Day 10: Ascend to Tent peak high Camp, 5000m (approx.) Tented Camp.
- Day 11: Tharpu Chuli (Tent Peak 5,663m.) summit then back to Annapurna base camp. Tented Camp.
- Day 12: Annapurna Base Camp to Himalaya Hotel.
- Day 13: Himalaya Hotel Chhomrong Village.
- Day 14: Chhomrong Ghandrung Village 1951m
- Day 15: Ghandrung Nayapul then drive to Pokhara .Overnight in Pokhara hotel
- Day 16: Fly back to Kathmandu, leisure, evening farewell Nepali dinner
- Day 17: Fly back home
Price
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All our trips are tailor made trips with personalized services. In order for us to quote you the price, please write us with the number of persons in your group, your choice of hotels and ammendments in our itinerary, if any. Our prices are very reasonnable for the services we provide.
Included in the price
On a camping arrangement
- Hotel in Kathmandu, 3 star hotel on twin sharing BB basis
- Pisang peak climbing permit, National park fees
- Camping equipments
- Three meals a day with tea coffee
- One climbing guide, one assistant guide for base camp, one cook and necessary number of porters.( we expect your luggage not to exceed 30 kg per person)
- surface transfer as per itinerary
- Kathmandu sightseeing
- Two way air tickets to Pokhara
- All expenses for Nepalese staffs, their insurance and salary
On a lodge + camping (where there are no lodges) arrangement
- All same as above except that on all the places with lodge facilities, we provide you accommodation and food in the lodges, not in the tented camps.
Not included in the price
- Personal equipments for climbing or trekking
- Insurance and air tickets to Nepal
- Domestic airport tax of USD 3 and international tax of USD 24
- Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
- Climbing food
- Emergency rescue with helicopter, in case there be a need
- Sleeping bags and down jackets
- Tips to the staffs
- Alcoholic drinks and water, cokes etc
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Nepal is best known for the world's highest mountains and beautiful trekking trails but we have a great variety of experiences to offer to the visitors .Kathmandu and the nearby towns of Patan and Bhaktapur are regarded as open museum of medieval arts and architecture , boasting a total of seven UNESCO world heritage sites.