 Tharpu Chuli, situated at the heart of Annapurna
Sanctury, is an attractive mountain which offers
not only enjoyable climbing but also serves as
one of the outstanding viewpoints of Annapurna
massive. Despite its lowly magnitude, the summit
offers superb panorama of Annapurna I, Annapurna
South, Annapurna III, Annapurna V,
Machhapuchhare, Hiunchuli, Singu Chuli and
Gangapurna. The peak can be approached from
several routes: North-West Ridge, South - East
Ridge and South - West Face.
North-West Ridge
For North - West ridge route we follow the trail
from Annapurna South Base Camp to the east along
the moraine ridge and set base camp in a grassy
area above the moraine ( 4,115m. ). We will gain
to a ridge and fix the high camp at 4, 870m.
which can be snow covered. From the high camp we
climb easy slopes on the glacier below the west
face of Tharpu Chuli. We further cross the
glacier and reach the foot of the fluted wall
which separates Tharpu Chuli and Singu Chuli. We
further climb easy snow slopes and then more
steep climb requires to gain the board ridge.
From the ridge we climb steeply on a knife-edged
ridge which finally leads to the summit. |
Tharpu Chuli Peak Climbing
Itinerary in Details
