Paldor
Peak Climbing 17 Days (5896m.)
On a clear day the Ganesh Himal,
with the icy fangs of pabil (7101m/ 23300ft),
Lobsang Karpo (7150m/ 23458ft),GI (7406m/
24298ft) and GV (6950m/ 22802ft) can be seen
forming an imposing backdrop to the north-
west of Kathmandu. Paldor, which can just
be picked out from the mass of shapely summits,
was first climbed by Bill Tilman, Peter Lloyd,
Tenzing Sherpa and Da Namgyal during the monsoon
of 1949 by the North-East Ridge, although
it must be said that it is difficult to fit
Tilman’s description to the actual route.
Paldor lies at the south-east
end of the Ganesh Himal marking the junction
of the Tiru and Khurpu Dandas at the head
of the Mailung Khola, a tributary of the Trisuli
Gandaki.
The name Ganesh is taken from
the elephant-headed Hindu god of good luck,
probably the most popular deity in the Kathmandu
valley. As the son of Shiva and his consort
Annapurna, or Parvati, his head was severed
by his father who then promised to replace
it with the first head that came to hand;
the first happened to be an elephant’s.
Images of Ganesh, sitting astride a shrew,
can be seen all over the valley. Since he
can cast aside obstacles, his help is invoked
whenever a difficult task is to be undertaken.
Think on!
THE CLIMBING ROUTES
for Paldor Peak Expedition:
