Singu Chuli formerly known, as Fluted
Peak is the 3rd highest amongst the "Trekking
Peaks" of Nepal and situated in the Annapurna
Sanctuary adjoined to Tharpu Chuli and across Hiunchuli
trekking peaks placing a privileged, splendid amphitheatre
of glaciers and nodes with, in background the mythical
southern face of Annapurna. This peak is really an
attractive but difficult, one that has proven too
difficult for commercial climbing groups. Part of
the problem is the steepness of the mountain but the
final problem is the summit: a 100-foot high block
of ice coated with snow. There are a number of different
routes on the mountain with icefalls.
We have to do it by a trekking all carefully between
cultivated hills and terraces, marked out by prosperous
villages Gurungs. Since the base Camp of Machhapuchhre,
we will leave full north towards a less visited wild
valley. We arrive at the base camp of Singu Chuli
in six or seven days walk from the road head near
Pokhara and place a base camp at around 4350m/ 14668ft
and then place two higher camps one at 4,900m/16,000ft
at the approach of North East Face and the other at
5,500m/18,000ft. on the North East Face of the mountain
to before the summit is gained. Some vertical wall
near the summit pose some technical challenge on this
climb.
This climb is suggested to only participants with
some alpine experience.