Photo galleries, maps, itineraries and narrative accounts of 19 major treks in the Nepal Himalaya from Kangchenjunga via Everest to Dhaulagiri

Route descriptions of 19 major treks in the Nepal Himalaya from Kangchenjunga via Everest to Dhaulagiri


Helambu District


A Wilderness Trek to the Jugal Panch Pokhari and the Bakong Gompa


Daily, Place to Place, Route Descriptions:


1. Kathmandu - Chautara:

By local or private bus.

2. Chautara - Sherpa Gaon:

Proceed out of Chautara and ascend through small settlements.

3. Sherpa Gaon - Yak Kharka:

Climb through forest to reach crest of long ridge leading to Nosempati.

4. Yak Kharka - Baice Kharka:

Continue rising traverse along forested ridge.
Views across to the Langtang Himal.

5. Baice Kharka - Nosempati:

Continue along ridge and climb to stone huts at Nosempati on col.
View of Phurbi Chyachu in the Jugal Himal.

6. Nosempati - Jugal Panch Pokhari: ( 1/2 day )

Climb rocky staircase to reach the set of five lochans ensconced beneath
craggy cirque.

7. Rest day/ Exploration:

Climb to ridge top above Panch Pokhari for view of Dorje Lakpa in the Jugal
Himal.

8. Panch Pokhari - Nosempati - wilderness camp:

Descend to Nosempati and continue down towards the Indrawati Khola Valley.
Camp in one of the small kharkas / clearings in the jungle.

9. Wilderness camp - Indrawati Khola:

Continue to descend into the Indrawati Khola Valley.
Cross river and camp at small settlement.

10. Indrawati Khola - Bakong Gompa:

Re-cross river to eastern bank.
Steep climb up valley-side with view down to Indrawati Khola.
Continue through dense jungle to reach the walled gompa.

11. Bakong Gompa:

Remotely located Gompa

12. Bakong Gompa - wilderness camp:

Proceed on trail beyond gompa to river.
Cross river and continue through dense jungle.
Traverse along hillside and camp on col.
View of peaks in the Jugal Himal.

13. Wilderness camp - Tharke Ghyang: ( 1/2 day )

Descend to reach Tamang village of Tharkye Ghyang.

14. Tharkye Ghyang - Shermathang:

Descend broad ridge above the Melamchi Khola and Indrawati Khola.

15. Shermathang - Malemchi Pul Bazaar:

Continue down ridge to reach valley floor.

16. Malemchi Pul Bazaar - Banepa - Kathmandu:

Return by local bus.

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Books & Maps - Nepal:-


Nepal - Rough Guide Everest Exposed Everest West RidgeMount Everest Reconnaissance 1935 Annapurna Circuit Solu Khumbu - The Trek to Everest

Lonely Planet Nepal Rough Guide Nepal Lonely Planet - Kathmandu Map Kathmandu Valley Map Trekking and Climbing in NepalLonely Planet - Trekking in NepalThe Trekking Peaks of Nepal Trekking in NepalNepal Handbook by Kerry Moran

Trekking in the Annapurna Region Trekking in the Everest RegionEverest: A Trekkers Guide Trekking in the Everest RegionAnnapurna: First Conquest of an 8000m PeakAll 14 Eight-Thousanders: Reinhold MessnerHigh Achiever: Reinhold MessnerOn Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains

Tilman: The 7 Mountain Travel Books Mountaineering: Freedom of the HillsHistory of Mountain ClimbingKingdoms of Experience Kurt Diemberger OmnibusI Chose to Climb: Chris BoningtonFootprint Nepal The Naked Mountain - Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka

Epic Stories of Survival on the World's Highest Peaks Maps and guides from Maps Worldwide Nepal Trail Map - NellesIn the Himalayas: Journeys through Nepal, Tibet & BhutanWorld Mountaineering Himalayan Quest - the 8000m Giants








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