Northern Hemisphere

Tourist Information

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     http://www.taponline.com/tap/travel/hostels/countrie/pakistan.html

Japan Mountaineering Foundation (JMF)
    www.gulf.or.jp/~mitsuko/

Tourist Information:- http://www.jnto.go.jp/index.html

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
      http://www.jnto.go.jp/04budget/youthhostel.html

American Alpine Club (AAC)

Tourist Information:-
    http://www.travelingusa.com/a1/rvparks/index.htm

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     www.taponline.com/tap/travel/hostels/pages/hostels.html

      Campgrounds:- http://www.holipub.com/camping/director.htm

Alpine Club of Canada (ACC)
    http://www.culturenet.ca/acc/

Tourist Information:- http://info.ic.gc.ca/Tourism/

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     http://www.taponline.com/tap/travel/hostels/countrie/canada.html

British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
    177 - 179 Burton Rd, Manchester, UK M20 2BB
    Tel: " Fax:
    http://www.thebmc.co.uk/

Tourist Information:- www.open.gov.uk/

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     www.yha-england-wales.org.uk/

Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCoS)
      4A St Catherine's Road, Perth Scotland PH1 5SE
      Tel: " Fax:
      No official homepage, see: Scottish Climbing Pages

Tourist Information:-
     www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotland.html

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     www.syha.org.uk/index.html

Mountaineering organisation: see BMC

Tourist Information:- www.tourism.wales.gov.uk/

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     www.yha-england-wales.org.uk/

Mountaineering organisation: see BMC

Tourist Information:- www.interknowledge.com/northern-ireland/index.html

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
     www.hmso.gov.uk/ukmap/nireland.htm

Mountaineering Council of Ireland (MCI)

Tourist Information:- sunsite.unc.edu/gaelic/Eire/eire.html

Youth Hostels / Accommodation
      www.visunet.ie/hostel/hostel.htm www.visunet.ie/hostel/hostel.htm

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Resources listed here include Major Mountaineering, Tourist and Hostelling Organisations. Also listed are the highest peaks and their conquerors, as well as, where available, links to Meteriological offices. As always, suggestions for additions, or more appropriate links, would be much appreciated. Email Address:  For Guidebooks & Maps, see: Mountain Book Services Asia  "  Canada " Europe  "  Ireland North America " United Kingdom Asia Mt Everest (Chomolungma) is the highest peak in Asia, and, just in case you did not know, on terra firma. Rising in the Eastern Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet, Everest was named after Sir George Everest, British surveyor general of India in the 1830s, who first established the location and approximate altitude of the mountain. The Tibetan name, Chomolungma, means "goddess mother of the world". Covered with snow except for its gale-swept summits, the mountain supports little life, although spiders and insects have been found as high as 6100 m (20 000 ft). Glaciers, including the spectacular Rongbuk, feed the rivers that rise near the base of the mountain. Climbing attempts began in the 1920s, after access was granted by the Dalai Lama. On 29 May 1953, the 29,028 ft (8,848m) summit of Everest was conquered by Sir Edmund Hillary (a New Zealander) and Tenzing Norgay (a Nepalese). India "  Nepal "  Pakistan "  Japan For more information on Peak Fees, controlling bodies and other information related to the Greater Himalayan range, take a look at the UIAA's Expeditions Commission pages http://www.ul.ie/~mci/uiaa.html For Guidebooks & Maps Mountain Book Services India   Highest Peak: Kanchenjunga (8598m/28208 ft) - third highest peak in the World. Out of respect for the wishes of the Sikkim people, who regard the summit as sacred, mountaineers have left the summit snows untouched. Joe Brown, George Band, Norman Hardie and Tony Streather are credited with the first ascent (1955); stopping at a point some 20 feet below the actual summit. Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF)    Benito Juraz Road, New Delhi - 110, India    Fax . Tourist Information:- http://www.qqq.com/india/index.html Youth Hostels / Accommodation      http://www.taponline.com/tap/travel/hostels/countrie/india.html Back to »  Asia Index " Top Nepal   Highest Peak: Mt Everest (8848m/29028 ft) [See Above] Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA)      PO Box 1435, Kathmandu. Fax +977-1-416278 (Note: NMA grants permits for climbing the "trekking peaks". Permits for climbing major peaks are controlled by HMG Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Mountaineering Division, Kathmandu, Nepal. Fax: +977-1-227758.) Tourist Information:- http://tol.com/govnepal/ Youth Hostels / Accommodation      http://www.taponline.com/tap/travel/hostels/countrie/nepal.html Back to »  Asia Index " Top Pakistan   Highest Peak: K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) 8,611 m (28,251 ft) in northern Himalayas. K2 (derived from the survey number for the peak) is the world's second highest peak; and for a short while, in 1987, it was thought that K2 was in fact higher than Everest. Re-measurement of Everest, by the same methods used for K2, re-asserted Everest's claim to being the highest. First ascent (1954), by three Italians: Ardito Desio, Lino Lacedelli, and Achille Compagnoni. Mountaineering in Pakistan is controlled by the Tourism Division, Government of Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan -- Fax:+51-817323 (Note: Mountaineering Regulations booklets are obtainable from the Ministry, or the Pakistan Embassy in your country - don't bank on the latter, though!).