Asia mountains | peakery

"Terrifying 8 hour bus ride to Dhunche, by 4. Hiked 1300 meters up from town to Sing Gompa in less than 3 hours for the night. Next day hiked to Gosaikunda at 4320 meters, went up to Laurebina pass that afternoon to acclimate at 4630 meters. Woke at 3 AM the next morning and found a use trail on to the ridge line above to tag peak 4730 meters. Unfortunately found a lot of loose class 4 and has to hunker down until sunrise so I could spot a safe route. Summits 4730 just as the sun rose. Dropped into the basin towards Surya and slogged through the morraine up to a decent scree chute that put me o" - Surya Peak, Christopher, Nov 9, 2018

"Seriously great day. Steep hike to a lookout beneath the summit with views of Langtang, Ganesh and Buddha peaks and even Manaslu in the far distance. Passed through sacred headwaters and a Buddhist nunnery on the return. Even spotted a small barking deer! Hauled out about 10lbs of trash in a bag ready to burst on the descent. " - Shivapuri Peak, Christopher, Nov 2, 2018

"First Himalayan summit is hardly a giant but a good start none the less. Guides are required for non-Nepalese which can be acquired at the gate for about $10 USD. On the clearest of days you can see Everest, I still had nice views of the Langtang region and possibly Makalu. Nice lookout tower and small buddhist temple at the summit. " - Jamacho Peak, Christopher, Oct 27, 2018

"Dayhike- Left Dongpu Lodge at 1:30am Reaches the trailhead at 2 Paiyun Lodge 5 Yushan Summit 6:30 Rest 7 East (Dong Shan) summit 8 Yushan summit again 9 Rest 9:30 Paiyun 10:30 Back to TH at 1" - Dong Shan, seancasserly, Oct 25, 2018