Why not set your sights on one of the Himalaya or South America's majestic 6,000m summits, many of which people of never heard of? These mountains offer trekking expeditions that are not for the faint-hearted; which one will you take on?

This is the perfect introduction to 6,000m trekking peaks in the Himalayas. Offering total immersion into a vast wilderness, our approach through a remote valley offers the combined reward of sensational views and an astounding sense of accomplishment on reaching the summit. A short flight from Delhi drops you into Leh, the Ladakhi capital. Leh and the surrounding area is the perfect place to acclimatise and you’ll spend several days exploring amongst the colourful Buddhist monasteries of the Indus Valley in a region known as ‘Little Tibet’. Then after driving to the trailhead hamlet of Lhato, you’ll wind your way through remote and starkly beautiful valleys, trekking past glaciers and villages to the basecamp below Kang Yatse. From there the focus is clear – trek up to the summit in the company of your experienced guides.

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Any fit trekker, Kang Yatse is also one of the only Himalayan peaks that you can climb during the UK's summer months.

This rarely climbed mountain is accessed via Hanupatta and two dramatic 5,000m passes, traversing some of Ladakh's most remote and stunning landscapes. The week-long trek to the base camp leads through untamed valleys and remote trails where the only encounters you'll experience will be nomadic shepherds, their livestock and local wildlife such as ibex, blue sheep and the majestic lammergeier. Upon reaching the summit you will be rewarded with panoramic views, including the twin 7,000m peaks of Nun and Kun to the west and the towering Karakoram Range to the north, with the distant silhouette of K2 on the horizon. 

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Adventurers looking for a lesser-known peak! Despite its remoteness and physical demands, the ascent of Tsomothang is, however, not technically demanding and experience of using crampons and an ice-axe is preferable but not essential.

North of the Annapurnas, amongst a group of peaks known as the Manang Himal, the eminently climbable Chulu Far East (6,059m) boasts a superb summit panorama that includes all of the Annapurna peaks, as well as a host of little-known mountains in Tibet. You’ll acclimatise for the peak in the hidden and rarely-trekked Buddhist valleys of Naar and Phu; an exciting week that culminates in the crossing of the Kang La (5,306m) before trekking back up to a high camp at 5,335m. The ascent of Chulu Far East involves straightforward snow-slopes and a sensational summit ridge with the already-mentioned far-reaching views.

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Regular winter hillwalkers, competent in the use of ice-axe and crampons and experienced in combining trekking and climbing.

Some of the highest volcanoes on earth can be found in Ecuador, right at the northern end of the Andean Chain. This exciting trekking and climbing holiday will give you the opportunity to climb the three highest! Cotopaxi (5,897m) and Cayambe (5,790m), Ecuador's second and third highest peaks before climbing Chimborazo at 6,310m.

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Bragging rights! On the summit of Chimborazo, due to the equatorial bulge, you be standing on the furthest point from the centre of the Earth, 2,168m further than the summit of Everest.

An iconic Nepal peak, Mera’s panoramic summit is a stunning viewpoint for 5 of the world’s 8,000m peaks; Everest, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Lhotse and Cho Oyu. It’s the highest Himalayan peak we offer but it is technically easier, with just one short steeper section safeguarded by fixed lines. Trekking to Mera, you’ll traverse valleys and high passes of the beautiful, charming and little-visited Solu Khumbu region where you’ll be likely to encounter very few other groups of trekkers. It’ll be tough but utterly worth it – a journey described by one of our previous summiteers as an ‘overwhelming, life-enhancing Himalayan adventure’.

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Fit and keen hillwalkers looking to take part in a real Himalayan climbing expedition.