Tent Peak / Tharpu Chuli Climbing

On arrival at Kathmandu-Nepal International Airport via various airlines, our guide and staff will receive you for a short transfer to the heart of Kathmandu city where your hotel is located, after checking into your rooms and then meet other members of the trek at the hotel lobby for briefing. Regarding the wonderful adventure to Tent Peak and Tharpu Chuli Climb, on briefing includes useful information to make your holiday in Nepal more enjoyable. The evening group welcomes dinner in a lovely Nepalese Restaurant with an introduction to the Nepalese culture of various parts of Nepal with folk dance and music.

The morning after a good breakfast, enjoy a tour of Kathmandu’s places of great interest, where our city guide leads you on a short drive and walks to visit famous historical and religious monuments with old palaces. Most of the ancient temples, Stupas, and monasteries, including royal courtyards, are listed as world heritage sites in the chapter on fascinating wonders. After an enjoyable back to the hotel, for the final meeting and preparations for the most wonderful adventure to Tent Peak climb and Annapurna Sanctuary trekking.

Starting for a long interesting drive towards Nepal’s Far Mid-West to reach the beautiful city of Pokhara, heading past farm villages and towns around the low warm country of heavily farm areas. On leaving the Trisuli River and Mugling Bazaar, head due west to reach Pokhara by the serene Phewa Lake for an overnight stop in a nice hotel. At Pokhara with time for short walks around the lakeside, with excellent views of Annapurna Himalaya if the day is clear.

After a pleasant overnight stop on scenic Pokhara, a short drive takes you beyond Pokhara valley to reach Nayapul town, and then on a rough dirt road to reach Hille, a farm village to start our first-day walks, avoiding the main motorable road, with steep climb past Tirkhedhunga to reach Ulleri a hill village, where the air gets much cooler with overnight in a nice lodge facing views of Annapurna peaks.

From this nice village of Ulleri, a short walk of a few hours to Ghorepani as the route leads on the nice pleasant path into a forest of rhododendron, pines, oaks, and magnolia, with uphill to reach Ghorepani perched on a ridge top. Where all houses that serve as nice lodges are painted blue, based on the bottom of Poon Hill a famous and popular viewpoint on the shortest trek of the Annapurna Himalaya region.

Early morning start to catch the sunrise, climb for an hour to reach Poon Hill with time for views of the stunning sunrise that reflects on snow-mountains of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Manaslu Himalaya range, a grand panorama of more than 360° wide views of the mountain range. After a refreshing morning, head back to Ghorepani for breakfast and continue to trek uphill into the nice cool forest to reach high Deurali, facing views of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range with majestic Machhapuchare Himal, the Fish Tail peak. From Deurali down into a gorge to Bhanthati, a small settlement with many lodges and tea-house, after a short rest walk carries on the downhill into dense forest to a stream, then with a last hour climb to Tadapani, a nice place with many good lodges for overnight stay.

Enjoy morning views of Annapurna South, Huin Chuli, and Machhapuchare Himal, after breakfast head downhill to Kimrong River and then steep up to reach a nice level path that leads to Chomrong, a few hours of pleasant walks. Chomrong is a large Gurung village and the last permanent settlement on route Annapurna Sanctuary and base camp. Overnight in a nice lodge facing views of Annapurna peaks and beautiful landscapes of hills and green valleys.

From Chomrong village, morning down to Chomrong River fed from the glaciers of Annapurna South and Huin Chuli peaks, crossing a bridge climb starts on stone steps to reach Sinuwa-Danda, a small place with few nice lodges and shops. Take a short refreshing cool break, and then continue to walk into the dense forest to reach a river gorge at a place called Bamboo, close to Modi River amidst bamboo, rhododendron, pine, and oaks forest. From Bamboo place, an hour’s walk with a gradual climb to Dovan for an overnight stop, a small place situated on a gorge of raging Modi River.

Enjoying a pleasant quiet overnight with the sound of a rivet, morning from this small place Dovan, the climb continues as the air gets lighter and much cooler heading towards scenic Annapurna Sanctuary. The climb continues on the winding path with a few steep ups to reach a place called Himalaya Hotel, near the large cave of Hinko just beneath the high Hiunchuli peak. From here, walk over the glacier of the moraine, then reach Deurali, the last settlement before Machhapuchare Base Camp. Where vegetation and tree lines stop for a few alpine bushes and shrubs, climbs continue following the Modi River upstream to Machhapuchare Base Camp (MBC) for an overnight stop in the comfort of a nice lodge. Overnight stop at MBC beneath the towering North Face of Machhapuchare Himal a peak with twin summits shaped of a Fish-Tail, a virgin, and unclimbed peaks in the whole Himalaya range.

From here starts the picturesque Annapurna Sanctuary a glacial valley and a plateau enclosed by an array of high snow peaks of the Annapurna range. A short morning trek with a short climb to enter the most scenic country in all Himalaya, the Annapurna Sanctuary, as the walk continues on a nice level path to Annapurna Base Camp. Enjoy stunning views of Annapurna’s group of peaks that surrounds the base camp with towering Mt. Annapurna-I the world’s 10th highest at 8,091 m / 26, 545 feet with an array of peaks. Annapurna Sanctuary was first explored by the British Adventure Col. James O.M. ‘Jimmy’ Roberts in the year 1956 and exposed to the world as the ‘Sanctuary of Gods’. Since then, the name Sanctuary came to be known. Enjoy the rest of the day facing the superb scenery of Annapurna-I, Annapurna South, Gangapurna with Annapurna-III; the view includes Mt. Machhapuchare (Fish-tail) and Tent Peak / Tharpu Chuli with Fluted Peaks or Singu Chuli.

After a wonderful rest and overnight at Annapurna Base Camp, from here for a few nights in tented camping till to the end of the Tent Peak climb.Morning head down to a glacier and moraine and cross over the rocky path to reach a faint, icy path for an hour towards Annapurna south glacier. As the climb carries on, overlooking the grand view towards Tent Peak or Tharpu Chuli with adjoining high mountains, after some hours of good trek, reach a flat ground to set our base camp, our first night in tented camp. The afternoon is free for climbing preparation and practice climbing and checking gear, and the rest of the day, marvel at the scenic views.

Vertex Holidays understands the nature of climbing to the Tent Peak summit, adding an extra camp to make the adventure easier and accessible to cope with the technical difficulties of reaching the summit. From base camp, a steep climb over rock and glacier with a lot of boulders, as the climb continues to reach high camp at 5,010 meters high; after setting a camp on available level ground rest of the afternoon is free preparation for the next morning, Big Day ascent of Tent Peak summit.

Start early as possible with a light breakfast and the climb over a steep snow slope that leads to a reasonable straight-forward climb with some technical effort. Climbing mostly on snow slopes around 35° to 40° vertical with few exposed ridges. Great Ice climbing know-how is required; our expert guide will fix ropes on a necessary section of the climb to make the route much safer to reach the summit of Tent Peak. After a tough hard struggle and then with the last push to reach on top of Tent Peak and Tharpu Chuli at 5,663 m and 18,575 feet high. Enjoy the great tough effort facing outstanding views of the snow mountain range that surrounds you on top. Make a safe descent to base camp after enjoying a joyous moment and triumph on the summit of Tent Peak.

Clear the camp of Tent Peak, after breakfast leaving nothing except for your footprints. After packing and carry the garbage to hand over to dump at designated disposal sites or hand to the concerned authority.An easy good walk back to Annapurna Base Camp and then head down to MBC for overnight in a warm cozy comfort of a nice lodge.

Morning enjoys the last close views of the surrounding high peak; after a hearty breakfast, head downhill to Deurali and back into green vegetation and tall tree lines as the walk leads further down with a few short ups to Bamboo for an overnight stop in this small settlement amidst a forest of bamboo and tall pines trees.

Start the day with a short climb on leaving Modi River and Bamboo place and then on the winding path within the woodland to reach Sinuwa Danda, from here downhill to Chomrong River and then climb to Chomrong village for a possible lunch stop. From Chomrong a short climb and then descend on nice paved stone steps to reach a lovely Jhinu village, perched on a high ridge with grand views of rolling hills and valleys, after checking into a nice lodge with time to enjoy hot natural spring, a short downhill from the village by the bank of Modi River.

From Jhinu village, last day short walk down to a bridge to reach a rough motorable road, and then take a drive for a few hours on hill dirt tracks to reach Nayapul, from here on the main highway to reach Pokhara and then transfer to your hotel near the famous scenic Phewa Lake. The rest of the day is free for individual activities, time permitting; enjoy boating on the lake and hike to Peace Stupa, located on the opposite hilltop side of the lake. Pokhara is famous for paragliding, Zip Flyers, Ultra-Light flight, and Bungee Jump.

After breakfast, depart from Pokhara for an exciting and interesting drive to Kathmandu, as the journey heads on the main highway past many farm villages and towns. The drive follows the Trisuli River for some hours and then climbs to reach the suburb of Kathmandu valley. Finally, the ride heads down to enter the hustle, and bustle of the city life of Kathmandu, and then transfer to your respective hotel. The rest of the afternoon is free for individual activities and shopping for souvenirs or enjoying rest with grand memories of the adventure on the high mountains of Annapurna Himalaya. (Flying options half-hour on-air to Kathmandu with a sweeping panorama of mountains)

Vertex Holiday reserves a day in Kathmandu to relax sore and weary muscles from the trek and climb of Tent Peak or Tharpu Chuli. A free day to enjoy individual activities or shop souvenirs or join for an exciting tour around Kathmandu valley, three cities of great heritage and cultural interest.

Your last day in Nepal, enjoying a memorable adventure of a lifetime experience on Tent Peak / Tharpu Chulu Climb with scenic Annapurna Sanctuary and Poon Hill Trekking, with time for your international flight. Our staff will transfer you to the airport for homeward bound.