The Himalaya

The Himalaya is the world’s highest mountain range home to all fourteen peaks over 8,000m including Everest and K2.

Himalaya means "abode of snow" with an estimated 15,000 glaciers throughout the range. The Himalaya form an arc 2,400km long that separates the Indian subcontinent in the south from the Tibetan Plateau in the north. Many of the world’s major rivers, the Indus, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Yangtze start their journeys in the Himalayas.

The Himalayas has helped develop the cultures of South Asia and many Himalayan peaks are sacred for both Hindus and Buddhists. Probably the most important is Mount Kailash (6,638m) located in Tibet, this peak is an abode of the Hindi God Shiva and is also revered by Buddhists. It is forbidden to climb Kailash however pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailasa on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune. The kora is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus and Buddhists whereas followers of the Jain and Bönpo religions circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction. Lake Manasarovar lies at the base of Mount Kailash and is the source of the Brahmaputra river.

The Mountain Company specialise in organising cultural tours,  trekking holidays and expeditions to the five countries located along the Himalayan range: Burma (Myanmar), India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. Our most popular mountain adventure holidays are trekking in Nepal, trekking in Pakistan, trekking in Ladakh, and trekking in Bhutan.

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