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Chulu peak [6,584m] is located in the north of the Annapurna range. It is a part of the Manang Himal, it is also called Julu peak. Chulu east peak climbing is considered one of the best trekking circuits in the world.
Trip Description:
We begin our trekking from Kathmandu to Besisahar by bus, and then we trek north along the Marsayangdi river, we cross many suspension bridges in between and we ascend through the green mid-hills and forests and get at the higher meadow or village in Manang district, where Tibetan people live. The district is the home of the century's old Buddhist temples, Tibetan architecture and Tibetan customs.
We spend a few days at Manang (3,440m) to help acclimatize to the altitude and be prepared for our summit in higher altitude. We take a number of excursions around. Once we feel prepared, we begin our trek, in between we have to ascend up to Chetsi Khola and Chulu East and we reach at the first base camp.
From the camp, we have a glimpse of rocks and mountains covered with snow; we remain in the camp about four days. First we set our camp at lower base camp (4,300m) and then upper base camp (5,330m), and then slowly we set out for our final destination of summiting the Chulu East along the north-east ridge. But, this all depends upon condition of weather and group progress. Once, we get on the summit, we return back to camp. You can experience the remarkable view of sunset and sunrise from the camp.
If the time and condition allows, there is another option as well, if you are willing to go another peak which is situated at far-east of Chulu (6,059m). Subsequently, we ascend down to this peak and finally we get at the Marsayangdi River valley, where we meet the main Annapurna Circuit route.
From Manang, we also can proceed up and cross the Thorong La Pass (5,416m), one of the highest trekking pass in the world. Otherwise, we descend down to explore the fascinating village Muktinath. Where there is one of the famous temples called Muktinath, we have a look this religious site and continue our trip down to Jomsom, the place from where we catch our flight to Kathmandu.
