Tilicho Peak, sometimes referred to as Tilicho or Tilicho Tal, is a mountain peak nestled within the Annapurna range of the majestic Himalayas. You'll find it straddling the Myagdi and Manang districts in Nepal's Gandaki Pradesh province. Soaring at a height of 7,134 meters (or 23,405 feet), its geographical coordinates are 28° 40' 57" latitude and 83° 48' 50" longitude. Emmanuel Schmutz was the first person to scale Tilicho Peak on October 10, 1978.
If you require assistance while at the basecamp along the caravan route, your closest options are the Jomsom police post and the Jomsom army post, both about 15.8 kilometers away. The nearest village is Thinigaun, located 12.8 kilometers from the peak.
Climbing Tilicho Peak involves paying royalty fees that depend on both your nationality and the season you choose to climb. Nepalese climbers can expect to pay NPR 6,000 in spring, NPR 3,000 in autumn, and NPR 1,500 in winter/summer. Foreign climbers will be charged USD 500 in spring, USD 250 in autumn, and USD125 in winter/summer.
To get to Tilicho Peak, you can fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara and Jomsom or drive directly to Jomsom. The caravan routes available go either from Chame through Manang and Khangsar until reaching Tilicho basecamp or from Jomsom through Mesokanto pass towards the basecamp. The first route via Jomsom spans for about 15.8 kilometers while the second route via Chame covers approximately 53.8 kilometers. The climbing route itself measures around 3.6 kilometers. Overall, you can expect the expedition to last roughly 40 days.