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Kyangjin Gompa in the upper Langtang valley. Credit: Ari Paulin, Shot on 2009-06-21 Photo taken in Langtang valley, Rasuwa, Nepal.(c) Ari Paulin, licensed under: Copyrighted.

Punjab Himalaya

Punjab Himal is located in disputed Kashmir area. The area is notorious of the dispute between Pakistan and India. It's located north of the city of Islamabad and south of Karakoram, separated from it by the river Indus. The highest and by far the most famous mountain is Nanga Parbat, the westernmost of 8000m peaks, that rises far apart of other 8000m peaks of Himalaya. Nun Kun (7135m), located on Indian side of the border in Zanskar, is also reasonably well-known among climbers.

Nanga Parbat group

Nanga Parbat group contains few high peaks, most of which can be considered to be satellites of Nanga Parbat. Chongra is the other main peak of the group.

• Mountain Info, #504 issue: 22, date: 2006-12.
• Mountain Info, #539 issue: 57, date: 2009-11.
• Mountain Info, #540 issue: 58, date: 2009-12.

Tibet

Tibetan Himalayas consist of two chains: Lower Transhimalaya located in southern Tibet, between main Himalayan Crest and Yarlung Tsangpo river in the south and Kunlun Shan and Altyn Tagh in NW and Greater Himalaya covering various sectors of Himalayan main crest. Many of the highest peaks act as natural border, therefore some of the peaks that lie in Tibet may have been covered in other section, it the corresponding sector of Himalaya is predominantly located in other countries.

Most of the highest peaks are located in Greater Himalaya chain, in the southernmost part of the Tibet, immediately on or very close to the border. The highest peak located wholly in Tibet is Cho Ouy. Of other Himalayan 8000 peaks, also Shisha Pangma and Everest are regularly climbed from Tibet. That being said, Transhimalaya also has several very high peaks, culminating at Nyenchen Tanglha (7147m), Sepu Kangri (6950m), Loinbo Kangri (7095m) and Kailash (Gang Rimpoche, 6714). Tibetan part of Himalaya rise from the high Plateau which means that even the very peaks have less dramatic local relief than what is often found on the southern groups of similar summit height. Tibetan part of the range is also generally less steep.

Transhimalaya

Transhimalaya is located in southern Tibet, between main Himalayan Crest and Yarlung Tsangpo river in the south and Kunlun Shan and Altyn Tagh in NW. It consists of two main sections: Gangdise in the western part and Nyengchen Tanglha in the east. Generally speaking Transhimalaya is lower than Greater Himalaya. However, there are still several very high peaks, culminating at Nyenchen Tanglha (7147m), Sepu Kangri (6950m), Loinbo Kangri (7095m) and Kailash (Gang Rimpoche, 6714).

Gangdise Shan

Nganglong Kangri

Nganglong Kangri in located in far West Tibet in the province of Ngari, 45km north of the county town, Gegye. The range lies c250km due north of the famous peaks, Gurla Mandata and Kailash, not far from Northern Tibet Highway. The isolated is reported to have 37 glaciers and more than 40 peaks over 6000m. There appears to be no official record of climbing having ever taken place in this isolated massif.

• Mountain Info, #485 issue: 3, date: 2005-05.

Kailash range

Lower western part of Transhimalaya is known as Gangdise Shan (or Kailas Range).It is is located to the north of Uttarakhand and Nepal. By far the best known mountain of the range is Mount Kailash (or Gang Rimpoche, 6714m/6656m), the sacred mountain.

Loinbo Kangri group

• Mountain Info, #519 issue: 37, date: 2008-03.

Kailash group

Loinbo Kangri group

Nyangchen Tanglha Shan

Located in eastern Tibet to the north of Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam Himalaya and east of Gangise, north from the city of Lhasa, lies Nyangchen Tangla Shan. The highest peak of the range is Nyenchen Tanglha Feng (7147m). Also Sepu Kangri (6950m) in the eastern part of the range, is among the best-known among the climbers.

West Nyenchen Tanglha

West Nyenchen Tanglha includes the four highest peaks in the range, all above 7000m: Mount Nyenchen Tanglha (Nyainqêntanglha) (7162m), Nyenchen Tanglha II (7117m), Nyenchen Tanglha III (7046m) and Jomo Gangtse (Qungmoganze) (7048m), all located in Damxung (Damshung) County of Lhasa Prefenture. West Nyenchen Tanglha separates the basins of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in the south from the basins of the Changtang in the north. In particular, it lies to the southeast of Namtso Lake.

• Mountain Info, #501 issue: 19, date: 2006-09.
• Mountain Info, #558 issue: 76, date: 2011-06.

East Nyenchen Tanglha

East Nyenchen Tanglha, located in the prefecture of Nagchu, Chamdo and Nyingchi, marks the water divide between the Yarlung Tsangpo to the south and the Nak Chu river (which becomes the Nujiang and Salween in its lower reach) to the north. The rugged and heavily glaciated range counts more than 240 peaks over 6000m, culminating with Sepu Kangri. Most of the peaks in East Nyenchen Tanglha, sometimes called the Alps of Tibet, are unclimbed.

• Mountain Info, #485 issue: 3, date: 2005-05.
• American Alpine Journal, year: 2006, isbn: 9781933056012, pp: 459.'An Introduction to the Geography of the Eastern Nyanchen Tanglha (Nyanianqentanglha) and a Journey from the Waters of the Yi'ong Tso to the Primarily Bomi Village of Bake Along the Lower Yi'ong Tsangpo' by Tamotsu Nakamura.
• American Alpine Journal, year: 2008, isbn: 9781933056074, pp: 441.'Yigong Tsangpo, Shashim Valley, reconnaissance' by Bruce Norman.

Nenang Group

South of the Yigong Tsangpo between the village of Lhari (4460m) and Basong Lake (c3500m, NW of the lake).

• Mountain Info, #485 issue: 3, date: 2005-05.

East of Basong lake

East of Basong lake.

• Mountain Info, #485 issue: 3, date: 2005-05.

Jalong group

Group of four main peaks around Jalong Glacier west of the Zepu Qu Valley. Jalong II is the highest mountain in the largely unexplored eastern end of the Eastern Nyanchen Tanglha, surrounding the Botoi Tsangpo Basin north of the Parlung and Yibong Tsangpo Rivers. No mountains there have yet been climbed. Particularly East face of Jalong I is highly aesthetic objective.

• Mountain Info, #485 issue: 3, date: 2005-05.

Kangri Garpo

• Mountain Info, #485 issue: 3, date: 2005-05.
• Mountain Info, #518 issue: 36, date: 2008-02.
• American Alpine Journal, year: 2003, isbn: 9780930410933, pp: 132.'East of the Himalaya, part 1: East Tibet' by Tamotsu Nakamura.

Sepu Kangri group

Nenang group

East of Basong lake

Kangri Garpo

Greater Himalaya

Tatungsakhu Himal

Baiku Himalaya/Baka Kangri/Phupiphu Himal

Baiku Himalaya is located NW of Langtang and Jugal groups. The highest peaks of the range are found on main chain which runs generally NW to SE where it joins Jugal Himal at Langtang Ri (7205m), not far NW from Shisha Pangma (8012m). The highest mountain of the group is Kangpenqing (Gang Beng Chen, 7281m). There are several peaks further west of the main chain with peaks mainly between 5000 and 6000m but the highest rising above the 6000m mark.

• Mountain Info, #501 issue: 19, date: 2006-09.

Gaurishankar Himal

Gaurishankar Himal is the northernmost group of Rolwaling Himal and contains Himalayan main chain section: Gauri Shankar (7145m) - Chekigo (6257m) - Kang Nachugo (6735m) - Kang Korob (6705m) - Pangbug Ri (6716m) along which runs Nepal-Tibet border. Of the peaks located on the ridge, at least Gaurishankar has been climbed from Tibet side. The highest peak of Rolwaling is Melungtse (7181m) whic lies to the north of the ridge, entirely in Tibet.

Labuche Himalaya

Labuche Himalaya range is located NW of Rolwaling and NE of Cho Oyu, in the Xizang province of China. The range is also known as Pamari Himal or Lapchi Kang and extends from the valley of the Tamakosi River in the west to the valley of the Sun Kosi and Nyalam Tong La in the east. Arniko-Friendship Highway cross the Himalaya through Nyalam Tong La.

Khumbu Himal

Khumbu Himal main chain runs west from Rolwaling Himal and forms the border between Nepal and Tibet. The ridge contains several high peaks including 8000m giants Cho Oyu, Pumori, Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu. All of these are located on the border, although the highest point of Cho Oyu is located in Tibet. Of these Cho Ouy and Everest are often climbed from the Tibetan side. Kharta Himal (Everest NE ridge) as well as Changtse Ridge (branching north from Everest NE ridge) are located entirely in Tibet. Changtse (7543m) is the highest really independent peak located entirely in Tibet in Everest area. Further to the east, immediately north of Makalu and completely on the Tibetan side lies Chomolonxo (7790m).

Nagarze Himalaya/Lhagoi Kangri

Nagarze Himalaya is located on the Tibetan side north of Tongshanjiabu (Bhutan). The range is also known as Lhagoi Kangri. The range is accessed from Lhasa using Nagartse – Gyantse road near the 5036m Karo La pass.

Eastern Himalaya

Bhutan Himalaya

There are several ranges forming the border between China (Tibet) in the north and Bhutan in south located between Sikkim in west and Assam Himnalaya in the east. Some of these ranges are off limits for climbers due to ban of mountaineering in Bhutan but some can be climbed from the Chinese side. That being said, arranging the permit may be very difficult. The most important peak in Bhutan are Kula Kangri (7554m), Gankar Punsum (7541m) and Chomolhari (7314m).

Jomolhari Himalaya

Laya Himalaya

Lunana Himalaya

Group of low 7000m-peaks to the west of Gankhar Puensum. Forms the border between China and Bhutan.

Kula Kangri Himalaya

• American Alpine Journal, year: 2001, isbn: 9780930410896, pp: 398.'Exploration of Unclimbed Peaks in Tibet, and Mt. Zhemazhenyon, First Ascent' by Kinichi Yamamori.

Karjiang

Kula Kangri

Gangkhar Puensum