Himalayan Mountains

Since time immemorial, the mighty Himalayas have attracted, many adventurers, tourists and geographers with different aims and objectives. Some came here to reaffirm their superiority by climbing the highest range while some came to study the mysterious formation and some were here to just experience the majestic Himalayan panorama.

Himalayan Mountain stretches from India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. It has 10 highest peaks of the world, out of which 8 are the part of Nepalese Himalayas.

Five major mountains that form the main chunk of the Himalayan Mountains are K2 (Austin Godwin), Nanga Parbat Peak, Mount Everest, Annapurna and Kanchenjunga.

Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It rises to a height of about 512 miles above sea level. The mountain is in the Himalaya range, on the frontiers of Tibet and Nepal, north of India. Mount Everest is just one of over 30 peaks in the Himalayas that are over 24,000 feet high. Himalaya is a Sanskrit word meaning, "abode of snow". The snowfields which dominate many of the peaks in the Himalayas are permanent. Mount Everest is permanently covered in a layer of ice, topped with snow. The "top" of the mountain at which the elevation was measured can vary as much as twenty feet or more, depending on how much snow has fallen on its peak.

K2 (Austin Godwin)
K2 peak is locally known as "Chogo Ri", which means "The Great Mountain", at 8,611 m from sea level, is the 2nd highest mountain in the world. K2 stretches from Pakistan to China border in the mighty Karakoram range. K2 was firstly discovered and measured by the Survey of India in 1856, and first named for English topographer Henry Godwin - Austen, who explored and surveyed the region.

Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It is the most romantic mountain and it covers 7000 sq. kms, which mainly faces part of Sikkim (India) and Nepal. The word 'kangchenjunga' (Kanchenjunga) means "The Five Treasures of the Snow" in the local dialect, referring to its five summits which are spread over 8,000 meters. It is also called as "Kangchen Dzö-nga", "Kachendzonga", "Kangchanfanga".

Annapurna
Anapurna is an enormous Himalayan massif and the tenth highest mountain in the world. In 1950, it became the first 8,000 meter mountain to be successfully climbed. Located to the east of a great gorge that cuts through the Himalayas by the Kali Gandaki river, this mountain range has glaciers on its western and northwestern slopes, which drain into this gorge.
Nanga Parbat Peak
Standing remote and aloof, at the western edge, Nanga Parbat which means "the Naked Mountain", describes the peak better than anything else. Its sharp ridges can hold little snow and this unclad appearance is most unusual in zones where all other mountains are wrapped in white snow. It is considered the ninth highest mountain in the world, which covers parts of Gilgit, Baldistan, Korakoram range and Pakistan.