Welcome to himalayanmountains.com, your online guide to Asia’s, if not the world’s, most magnificent mountain ranges. The Himalayan Mountains, or the Himalayas are often regarded as stairs to the gates of heaven, as the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal’s Mt. Everest  is found and belong here.  The Himalayan Mountains incredibly stretch across six countries and cover the world’s three major river systems. It begins from Pakistan, stretches to Bhutan, China, Nepal, and Afghanistan, and ends in India, running the courses of the Ganga-Brahmaputra, the Indus, and the Yangtze rivers. Aside from Mt. Everest, The Himalayan Mountains are composed of more than ten other highest mountains in the planet including K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu Qowowuyag, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu Kutang, Nanga Parbat Diamir, Annapurna, Gasherbrum I and II, Broad Peak.

People who would like to reach any of the peaks of the Himalayan Mountains should be aware of the challenge that the range poses. Amateur mountain climbers are not welcome here, as extra skills and past mountain experiences are required in order to reach the peaks. For travelers who simply want to unwind and witness the grandeur of the mountains, this wont be problem , as six countries offer their unique and several views of the range, although the mountains’ view in Nepal, Pakistan and India are the most astounding.

The Himalayan Mountains, covering six countries, are surrounded by natural and cultural wonders. As a mountain range with such enormous size, its different regions display different types of climate, which in turn makes it a home to diverse plant and animal communities. As a mountain range too of various climates, it is a home to different people speaking different languages and possessing different cultural sensibilities. It is too a melting pot of religions. In one corner there is Islam, in the other there is Christianity, in one corner there is Hinduism, in the other there is Buddhism. The Himalayan Mountains are considered stairs to heaven, and perhaps a visit to these stairs can make us understand what great god can make such breath-stopping wonder.