Hiunchuli forms a massive south-facing wall together with Annapurna South. Its eastern face overlooks the Modi Khola and guards the entrance to the Annapurna Sanctuary. An American Peace Corps Expedition, via the southeast face, first climbed Hiunchuli in October 1971. The mountain is not technically difficult to climb but is vulnerable to rock falls, and route finding can be difficult as the avalanches swipe the old trail every season. Even though it offers major new route potentials, it has received little attention from mountaineers.