About
A website that treats the mountains seriously.
A cinematic field guide to the mountains, peaks and trails of Nepal. — Built with three commitments: mountain data verified against public mountaineering records, editorial writing that never invents facts, and real photography, honestly credited.
Verified, not invented
Elevations, coordinates, first ascents, and permit regimes are checked against public mountaineering records before they enter the database. Where sources disagree, we say so. Where data is missing, we mark it — never guess.
Editorial, honest
Every description is original writing about real mountains. No 'unforgettable adventures', no 'breathtaking landscapes' — the mountains are dramatic enough without marketing gloss.
People, not decoration
Sherpa and Himalayan communities appear as people with history and agency, never as scenery. Culture is presented with respect and context.
Culture
The Himalaya are inhabited. That is the whole point.
Nepal's high valleys hold some of the highest permanent settlements on Earth — villages at 4,000 m, monasteries on ridge lines, trade routes older than the maps. The mountains did not make these communities hardy; the communities made the mountains habitable.
Machhapuchhre remains unclimbed by law — sacred to the Gurung people of the Annapurna region. Chomolungma's Tibetan name means “Goddess Mother of the World”; Sagarmatha, the Nepali name, means “Head of the Sky”. These are not footnotes. They are the mountains' actual names.
We climb as guests. This site treats every peak, village, and monastery in that spirit.
The Database
16
peaks documented, from 8,848.86 m Everest to the trekking peaks
8
regions and conservation areas, each with its own range system
63
photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each licensed and credited
Photography Credits
Real photographs, honestly credited.
All photography is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses (CC BY / CC BY-SA / public domain). Each image links back to its author and license. Full-resolution originals live on Commons.