Chulu West Peak Climbing 6419m | Annapurna Nepal Expedition

Summit Chulu West (6,419 m) and look across to Annapurna II, III and IV, Gangapurna, Tilicho Peak, Dhaulagiri and Manaslu.

Learn crampon, ice axe, harness and fixed-rope technique with your climbing guide before you use it on the mountain.

Follow the Marsyangdi valley from subtropical forest at Dharapani to the dry, Tibetan-influenced upper Manang valley.

Pass Paungda Danda near Pisang, a curved rock face that rises well over a kilometre above the river.

Spend a full acclimatization day in Manang (3,540 m), with a high-and-return hike and, in season, the Himalayan Rescue Association's altitude talks.

Sleep at Base Camp (4,950 m) and High Camp (5,600 m) in tents, with a reserve day built in for weather.

Cross Thorong La (5,416 m) after the climb, when your body has already spent nights well above 4,900 m.

Visit Muktinath, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists, with its 108 water spouts and the flame temple.

Walk through Kagbeni into Jomsom along the Kali Gandaki, then fly to Pokhara.

Get pulse-oximeter checks twice daily and a 24/7 Kathmandu emergency desk behind the guides.