Yala Peak is the summit we recommend more often than any other to people who have never climbed anything. It sits above Kyanjin Gompa at the head of the Langtang valley, it is reached without a flight from Kathmandu, and the route to the top is a walk on snow with crampons rather than a climb — no fixed rope, no headwall, no exposure to speak of. What you get in exchange is entirely disproportionate: a 5,520 m summit inside two weeks, Shishapangma standing across the Tibetan border, and the whole Langtang Himal laid out beneath you. For a first taste of what altitude actually feels like, nothing else in Nepal comes close.
TerraBlaze runs this climb end to end: the NMA permit and park fees, the trek in, a fully staffed base camp, a licensed climbing guide and a climbing Sherpa on summit day, fixed rope on the steep ground and an evacuation plan filed before you land. You bring the fitness — we handle everything else.
Three things that set this permit apart — the mountain itself, and the support that gets you up it.
Drive from Kathmandu, trek for four days, spend one night at base camp and walk to a Himalayan summit in crampons. The simplest logistics of any peak we run.
A full day of instruction on the glacier before anyone goes for the summit — crampons, ice axe, rope work and how to move as a team on snow.
The approach is a proper Nepali teahouse trek in its own right, which is what makes the acclimatization work and the holiday worth the flight.
Climbs are planned in phases rather than fixed days — the mountain and the forecast decide the exact schedule. Every confirmed booking gets a full dated itinerary before departure.
You are met on landing and taken to your hotel in Kathmandu.
We complete the climbing permit paperwork, introduce you to your guide and go through your personal equipment item by item. Anything missing can still be bought or hired at this point.
The team reaches the mountain by a seven-hour drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi and a four-day trek up the Langtang valley through Lama Hotel and Langtang village to Kyanjin Gompa.
The walk-in is paced for acclimatization rather than speed — short days, controlled altitude gain and rest days where the profile needs them.
We establish Yala Base Camp (4,800 m) with dining, kitchen and toilet tents, and run a full training session on snow — crampons, ice axe, self-arrest and moving as a rope team — before anyone goes higher.
Your climbing permit — Langtang National Park and local climbing permit — is arranged and paid for long before you arrive.
The team moves up to establish high camp, carrying loads and sleeping high before dropping back to rest.
Meanwhile the climbing Sherpas fix rope on the steeper ground above.
When the forecast gives a usable window the team leaves high camp in the dark for the summit of Yala Peak (5,520 m) via the South ridge snow slopes.
After the summit we descend all the way to base camp the same day.
We strip the high camp and carry everything off the mountain — nothing is left behind.
The return retraces the approach at a faster pace, ending with a celebration dinner in Kathmandu and your climbing certificate.
The same transparent structure we use on every trek and expedition — you know exactly what is in the number before you commit to anything.
From the day you land until the day the last load comes off the mountain, the logistics and the safety net are ours.
Every climb is planned by staff who have stood on these summits themselves
Climbing permit, park fees and liaison paperwork arranged end to end
A real training day on snow, not a ten-minute briefing at the last lodge
Rest days paced to the mountain, never squeezed to shorten the trip
Boots, crampons, axe, harness and down kit available in Kathmandu
Emergency oxygen, pulse oximetry and an evacuation plan filed before you land
A high guide-to-climber ratio on summit day, every departure
One transparent quote — permits, camp, crew and support all included
"You do not need to be a climber to stand on this one. You need two free weeks and a decent pair of legs."
— Yala Peak, 5,520 m
Scenes from the ranges we climb in — click any photo to view it full size.
Yala Peak — the objective
Prayer flags on the walk-in
Base camp on the moraine
The summit-day panorama
The last lake before the ice
The approachSend us whatever you have walked or climbed before and your preferred season. We reply within 24 hours with a written, itemised quote — and an honest view on whether this is the right peak for you right now.
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Boots, crampons, axe, harness and down kit available in Kathmandu
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Yala Peak Climbing • 12–13 Days • Free quote within 24 hours
