In the whole of Uttrakhand there are about 200 peaks scaling over 6000m. Most of them are still unnamed and have not been climbed so far. The highest peak in the region is Nanda Devi (7800m, East peak 7450m). In Kumaon which lies in the eastern part of Uttrakhand, mountaineering can be enjoyed in the region from where the rivers Pindar, Gori, Dhauli E. and Kuti emerge. The peaks and passes near the glaciers of these rivers have been calling the mountaineers from time immemorial.

These mountaineering regions extend from the north-eastern wall of Nanda Devi sanctuary to the Api-Nampa range of western Nepal. The last high Himalayan points for trekking are very close to base camps of mountaineering expeditions. Sukhram and Kathaliya in the Sunder Dhunga region, near Zero-point in the Pindari region, Martoli in the Nanda Kot region; Martoli, Lwa or Panchhugwar for the Nanda Devi East peak, Nitwalthaur (Milam) for Hardewal, Athasi-Balati or Meola glacier (near Dantu) for Panchculi, Ralam village for Rajrambha and Jonglingkang for Chotta Kailash are the major base camps of mountaineering in Kumaon.

Major peaks of Kumaon
Tharkot (6100m)
Maiktoli (6800m)
Nanda Khat (6600m)
Sunder Dhunga (6650m)
Chhanguj (6300m)
Pawali Dwar (6650m)
Baljori (5900m)
Kuchila (6300m)
Nanda Kot (6900m)
Nandakhani (6000m)
Nanda Manas (6200m)
Nandapal (5800m)
Panchculi Range (I-6350m, II-6900m, III-6300m, IV-6300m and V-6400m)
Rajrambha (6500m)
Chotta Kailash (6200m)
Mrigthuni (6850m)
Herdeval (7150m)
Trishuli (7050m)