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Annapurna Conservation Area, Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal, rising above the Modi Khola valley on the southern rim of the Annapurna Sanctuary · Nepal
Machapuchare
Machapuchare, meaning 'Fish's Tail' in Nepali, is a dramatically fluted peak in the Annapurna Himalaya whose split, fin-like summit gives it the nickname 'the Matterhorn of Nepal.' Because it rises so abruptly from the Modi Khola valley with little surrounding relief, it presents an extraordinary amount of visible vertical relief for its modest 6,993 m elevation. The mountain is considered sacred, believed by local Gurung people to be the home of the Hindu god Shiva, and as a result it has never been officially climbed. The only sanctioned expedition, a 1957 British team led by Jimmy Roberts with climbers Wilfrid Noyce and A.D.M. Cox, reached to within roughly 46-50 m of the true summit via the north ridge before turning back, reportedly honoring a promise not to set foot on the top itself. No climbing permit has been issued since.
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