Nepal is famed for its mountains, of which there are countless numbers. Relatively few of these are permitted peaks - only 128 on the official list, of which 110 are classified as expedition peaks, involving procedures which are both complicated and expensive. The remaining 18 peaks were designated trekking peaks by the Nepal Mountaineering Association in 1978, and as such may be climbed without the red tape associated with full-scale expeditions.

Some of our treks either focus...