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Upper Mustang Trek

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Situated on the southern end of the Tibetan plateau, the Upper Mustang region of Nepal is reminiscent of an old, untouched Tibet.

The former Kingdom of Lo has an expansive landscape of red cliffs dotted with mystical man made caves, over 10,000 holding archaeological secrets dating back to at least 2000 years.

Living mostly as subsistence farmers along an ancient Nepal-Tibet trading route, Mustangi people have a proud rich culture embedded in Tibetan Buddhism.

Upper mustang trek trip takes you through traditional Tibetan style villages, passing fields of millet and barley at an altitude between 2720m-4025m. Trekking through this landscape will take you back to another era in time.

Recent road development in the region means part of the route will be along jeep tracks. However, this itinerary makes the most of foot tracks where possible following trails that are remote with little trekker traffic.

We will circuit around Upper Mustang including a few days exploration of the ancient capital city of Lo at Lo-Manthang and important sites surrounding the capital. This trip also includes a day at the holy pilgrimage town of Muktinath.

Triple Peaks

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Himalayan Ascent is offering an expedition to tackle some of the less-frequently climbed 6000m trekking peaks of the Khumbu. This is a more adventurous alternative to the heavy traffic commonly found on Island and Mera peaks today. The expeditions will teach basic mountaineering skills, and will provide opportunities to climb by fixed rope or alpine style.

After landing in Lukla, we’ll spend a pleasant week or so trekking up the valley towards Mount Everest, passing through numerous Sherpa villages including Namche, Phortse and Pangboche. Along the trail, we’ll begin rope training on rock crags at Namche and Phortse.

Our introductory climb will be Pokhalde (5806m), which is primarily a rock ascent just off Kongma La (links the Khumbu and Imja valleys). From here, we’ll drop to and cross the Khumbu glacier towards our second, more technically demanding objective of Lobuche East (6119m). We’ll leave our high camp at 5600m on our summit push, from where we’ll use rope fixed by our Sherpa guides. The summit ridge will give you an exhilarating sense of exposure, and also some amazing views towards Mount Everest. We’ll descend the mountain confident in our growing ability to tackle our next slightly harder challenge, Nirekha (6169m).

Neighboring Lobuche, Nirekha’s high camp is a close distance situated above a beautiful glacier on a col. The next day, it’s an early start climbing to the summit ridge, followed by a steep 50-60 degree angle climb to the summit. For climbers with previous rope experience and good fitness, our guides can support an alpine ascent with 3-4 persons per rope. Fixed lines will also be established as a second option. We’ll descend on the other side of the col to Thangnak. After successfully submitting 3 peaks, you can either return directly down the valley to Namche, or make a short excursion to Gokyo lakes before circuiting back to Namche.

This expedition is perfect for Himalayan climbers or trekkers who would like to try something different to the usual trekking peaks, and for experienced rock climbers who are looking to transfer their technical skills onto alpine terrain at high altitude.