open peaks

yasper

hi I am confuseed, can some one tell me where I can see the definicien for "open Peaks" I can't see it on IMF, for me it sounds like an open peak is a peak you do not nede a permit to climb, I never thought "peaks lying in the open areas"

smakkar

Where did you read or see "open peaks"..?

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praks

Open peaks refers to peaks which do not lie in the restricted areas but for which foreigners need a permit to climb. Peaks which do not need a permit to climb are referred to as trekking peaks.

smakkar

yes, this possibly seems correct... Just out of curiosity, where did you find this info?

yasper

Hi that is fin,but I would like to know exakt where to find this information about open peaks, I can not find it on "Indian Mountaineering Foundation website", as foreigners do I always need a permit to climb, in India and is it only by the "Indian Mountaineering Foundation" I can get the permit, I am especial interested in nanda devi and some peaks in sikkim/Kasmir, I know that the most places i am interested in I need an inner line permit

smakkar

Some links:

http://www.treknexpedition.com/open-peaks-in-india.html

http://www.indmount.org/openpeaks.html

http://www.himalayanadventure.com/climbing2.htm

Hope this helps...

smakkar

I think permit will be required.. Some of th links above have info about this...

praks

I have been climbing for the past several years, in the Indian Himalaya as well as in the Nepal Himalaya, and having had to deal with the IMF(Indian Mountaineering Foundation) innumerable times, got the info. from there.

This information is not on the website but if you contact IMF about any specific peak, they will give you the info. The permit for peaks within the Inner Line is given by the Ministry of Defence so you can also get it from there but it is easier and less hassle to get it from IMF since they also regulate the number of expeditions to any peak. Many peaks in Sikkim are closed for climbing because the locals consider them holy but some are open. It is possible for you to get permission for an expedition to some peaks lying within the Inner Line in Eastern Karakorams, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi Main lies wholly within the National Park which is closed but Nanda Devi East is possible. If you wish to traverse the ridge between Nanda Devi East and Nanda Devi Main, then that is possible too as long as you approach the mountain from outside the sanctuary.

smakkar

The links above do mention about peaks that are open for people to climb etc, but am sure eprmits would be requried...