Mount Machhapuchure (Fish Tail)

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Holy Mountain Fish Tail (Machhapuchure)

Mount Machapuchare is one of the adventures peak in the Himalayas region, which is also known as “Fish Tail Mountain”. It is situated at an elevation of 6,993 meters (22,943 ft.) near the Annapurna Himalayas of north-central Nepal. It significantly below the Mt. Everest, but this mountain is certainly as famous peaks as Mount Annapurna range and Mount Manaslu, both in the 8,000 meters which is not too away from this mount.

Fishtail Expedition By Wilfrid Noyce

Fish Tail Mountain is a sacred peak in the Hindu religion, associated with the god Shiva. Lord Shiva is supposed to live on the peak, which evidently gets is the name from the shape of the summit seen from a certain angle. As one of the last places on Earth where human beings had never set foot and naturally, it was a target for Western mountaineers, particularly the British, who had conquered the big Kahuna of no-humans-allowed places–Mt. Everest–in 1953.  In fact, it was a member of that expedition, one Wilfrid Noyce, who came the closest anybody ever has to the summit on a 1957 expedition. The king of Nepal had asked Noyce to respect Hindu religious customs and not set foot on the summit.

Machhapuchhre mountain is really one of the very few places left on our planet where no human has ever set foot. It would be romantic and wonderful to suggest unquestionably that it is, but sadly it may not be true. It appears to be an open secret in climbing circles that a New Zealand climber named Bill Denz climbed the mountain, alone, sometime in the early 1980s. He also seems to have made a few other illegal climbs in his career before he died on Manaslu in 1983. The truth about whether he really did set foot on the peak of Fish Tail Mountain or not.

The environmental impact of alpine climbing is becoming much more experienced–especially on heavily-trafficked sites like Everest, which is being completely ruined by climbers, according to a recent National Geographic article–Machapuchare’ s religious status may work an environmental benefit by leaving it as the only pristine mountain left in the Himalayas.

The greatest attraction of this mountain is its shape, like a Fish Tail. Hence, it is also known as Mt. Fishtail or Machhapuchhre in Nepali. Another interesting thing about this mountain is that it can be seen from all four directions, South face from Pokhara, West face from Ghandruk, North face from Annapurna Base Camp and East face from Bandipur, which is very rare in most of the mountain peaks.

Though climbing on the mountain has been restricted, for it’s considered sacred by the locals but to see it’s magnificence view many tourists and visitors came all over the world.

Machhapuchhre Base Camp Weather

Mount Machapuchare is situated at the eastern boundary of the Annapurna Sanctuary with sub-ranges of Himalayas north-central in Nepal.

Best Season And Time Machhapuchhre Base Camp Trek

Summit the Machhapuchhre Model Trek anytime throughout the year. Be mindful of the climate of Nepal. Monsoon season (late May-early September) brings lots of rain and cloudy skies. On the bright side, you will find more solitude and few trekkers on the trail. Spring and Autumn are the best times to trek here. During the Spring, there is much more color on the trail and the rhododendrons are blooming. In the Autumn months, the skies are generally clearer, showing the best mountain views.

Pokhara Sightseeing Tour With Machapuchare

Get epic aerial views of Mount Machapuchare to the Pokhara sightseeing tour is an initiate & memorable trip all over the world. It flies over World peace pagoda, Fewa Lake, Sarangkot hill. While doing the sightseeing, the views of the lake and the mountains are awesome to the thrill views of the beautiful city and mountain sightseeing. Pokhara sightseeing to the aerial views, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Gangapurna, Mountain views of Fishtail, Mardi-Himal. Popular and Fastest Pilgrimage Trip & Awesome Lakes.

Fishtail Sightseeing Costing

Mount Machapuchare sightseeing helicopter flight with the most exciting and thrilling lifetime flight experience heli tour in Nepal with the front face of Mount Machapuchare and the other Himalayas from Annapurna massif top with the best cost guaranteed gives you unique chance to enjoy with Mount Fishtail tour by helicopter.