- Machhapuchhare via the Southwest Ridge (combined route, cat. 2A difficulty, fig. 5, 7). From the upper meadows below Sharyvcek Pass (point 18), traverse right across the moraine, snow slopes, scree, and over the moraine to the Machhapuchhare glacier below the Northwest slopes of Machhapuchhare peak. From the glacier, ascend a steep snow/ice slope to the left side of the base of the West buttress of Machhapuchhare’s Southwest ridge (belay). Then 120–140 m up a steep snow/ice slope on the left side of the West buttress (pitons) to a saddle on the Southwest ridge. On the saddle, turn left and ascend easy, broken rock on the Southwest ridge, overcoming gendarmes and short walls with steep, straightforward simple rock climbing (“live” rocks, belay), and ascend scree and easy, broken rock to the summit of Machhapuchhare. 4–7 hours from the Upper meadows.
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