Everest Three Passes Trekking
Everest Three Passes Trekking is challenging and arduous trek designed for adventure lovers which encompasses 3 different high passes – Khangma-La Pass (5535m), Chola-La pass (5368m) and Renjo La pass (5338m) which are not counted on the standard Everest trail. The highlights of this trek takes you to the Everest Base Camp, authentic Sherpa culture, highland monasteries, sacred maniwalls, Sagarmatha National Park, Kalapattar for whole view of Everest, glacial walk over Khumbu Glacier, beautiful Gokyo lakes and Gokyo Ri. It is popular for its spectacular sceneries of surrounding mountains and the risk involved while crossing the glacieted crevasses. Everest Three Passes Trek begins after a short and scenic flight from Kathmandu to Lukla.
At start trail follows the path along the Dudh Koshi river. Crossing Phakding village and through Sagarmatha National Park we reach all the way to Namche Bazaar. From Namche we head towards Tengboche, a sacred spot at high altitude offering panoramic view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. We take downhill path through forest of Rhododendron to Dingboche and then to Chhukung following Kongma La Pass(5540m) from where we descend steeply Khumbu Glacier to reach Lobuche. We can see magnificent mountain surrounding us from the pass.
We ascend through glacier to Gorakshep and further to Everest Base Camp. Then we trek back to Gorakshep and head to Kalapathar for excellent views of Mt. Everest, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Pumori, Khumbu Glacier and many other mountains. After staying overnight at Dzonglha we trek to Cho La pass. At the top of pass we cross the icy sloping surface of the glacier and reach to Thangnag. Now the path is across Ngozumpa glacier, largest in the Nepal Himalayas, taking us to Gokyo valley and then to Gokyo Ri from where 360 degree of Himalayan Panorama is seen. Aftre a great time we continue to Renzo La Pass(5345m). The Renjo la crossing is a tough but you get rewarded with stunning view of parades of Himalayan giants including Mt. Everest with pristine Gokyo lakes at single frame.
Afterwards we descend to Lungden and trek to Thame, Monjo and finally to Lukla. Everest High Pass Trek sweetens your trek with colors all around; you will meet friendly Sherpa people, picturesque villages and nice variety of culture and traditions that cannot be found anywhere else through Everest 3 high passes trek. Though tough the scenery is a reward of lifetime experience.
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