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Mountaineering in Nepal >> Mardi Himal Peak Climbing

Mardi Himal Peak Climbing One of the good-looking trekking route in Annapurna Area, "Mardi Himal" is truly adventurous for trekking peak climbing which lies less than 15 miles from Pokhara and is the most southerly peak of the Annapurna range. It is the lowest and the least climbed or visited peak. Photographs of Mardi Himal taken in 1953 by Baisl Goodfellow first drew the attention of western climbers, and Jimmy Roberts who, with two Sherpas, climbed to the summit by a route on its East face in 1961.

The valleys and ridges south of Mardi Himal are steep and heavily wooded with bamboo and rhododendron. Obviously, the peak has superior view of the the Annapurna ranges and certainly a fantastic one of Machhapuchhare the better known as Fish Tail Peak. A small number of westerners visit the valleys and ridges south of Mardi Himal. They are steep sided and heavily wooded with bamboo and rhododendron. Above the forest high alpine pastures provide good grazing and a habitat for undisturbed wildlife. in spite of it lowly altitude the mountain evidently has a great deal of potential for those interested in small-scale exploratory mountaineering and the ridges, already mentioned, present palpable climbing challenges at a reasonable standard.

Trip Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu
Day 02: Rest day at Kathmandu (B)
Day 03: 30 minutes flight or 6 hrs drive to Pokhara (B)
Day 04: Pokhara to Lamachour (9,90m) (B.L.D)
Day 05: Lamachour to Lhachok (1000m) (B.L.D)
Day 06: Lhachok to Lalghar Kharka (1500m) (B.L.D)
Day 07: Lalghar Kharka to Juction Kharka (2300m) (B.L.D)
Day 08: Juction Kharka to Kumai (3050m) (B.L.D)
Day 09: Kumai to Korchen (3682m) (B.L.D)
Day 10: Korchen to Mardi Himal Base Camp (4120m) (B.L.D)
Day 11: Mardi Himal Base Camp to High Camp (4660m) (B.L.D)
Day 12: Rest day at High camp II for acclimatization (B.L.D)
Day 13: High Camp I to High Camp II (5120m) (B.L.D)
Day 14: High Camp II to Summit Mardi Himal (5587m) (B.L.D)
Day 15: High camp II to Korchen (3682m) (B.L.D)
Day 16: Korchen to Junction (2300m) (B.L.D)
Day 17: Junction to Kangmang (1100m) (B.L.D)
Day 18: Kangmang to Pokhara (B.L)
Day 19: Pokhara to Kathmandu (B)
Day 20: Rest day at Kathmandu (B)
Day 21: Departure you destination (B)