Nepal provides six peaks to its listing of 8,000-meter mountains | EUROtoday

Nepal’s tourism authority has added six peaks above 8,000 meters to the listing of the very best mountains on this planet. They belong to 2 primary massifs in northeast Nepal: the third highest mountain on this planet, Kanchenjunga on the border with India, and the fourth highest mountain Lhotse, a neighbor of Mount Everest on the border with China. The six new peaks are between 8,077 and eight,505 meters excessive.

Nepal began the venture greater than ten years in the past – with the help of the International Union of Alpinism Associations (UIAA). But they nonetheless have to substantiate the brand new listing. However, feedback on climbing web sites make enjoyable of it: It could be like counting a molar as 4 particular person tooth, writes one consumer.

When is a mountain a mountain?

An argument has damaged out: When is a peak an unbiased mountain? This is dependent upon the peak of the notch, i.e. the distinction in peak between the saddle, the bottom level between two peaks, and the summit to be decided. In the Alps the peak distinction ought to be at the least 30 meters.

Nepal’s mountaineering affiliation speaks of a peak distinction of at the least 500 meters for the Himalayan mountains. In addition, the summit shouldn’t be on some other ascent route. But none of that is exactly outlined. In the native language, Kanchenjunga means “five treasures of the great snow,” so locals see the massif extra as a mountain.

Travel businesses are engaged on new trekking concepts

The summits are usually not simply Nepal’s nationwide pleasure. They additionally convey cash. In 2023 alone, Nepal offered 2,500 promotion licenses and earned the equal of round eight million euros, writes the Kathmandu Post newspaper.

Nepal has to this point opened round 470 peaks for business expeditions. Travel businesses are already engaged on new trekking concepts. The German skilled mountaineer David Göttler, who was the primary particular person to paraglide down Nanga Parbat in the summertime, describes a few of the new peaks in Climbing journal as “super hard”.

Nepal ought to moderately situation extra permits for its unbelievable 7,000 meter peaks, mentioned Göttler. Then much more climbers would come to the nation. But photographs additionally present: Nepal already has an issue with too many individuals leaving an excessive amount of garbage on current routes.