An account and photographs

of a trek in the Nepal Himalaya

up the Arun Valley

and across the Shipton Pass into the Barun Valley

to visit the Base Camp for Mount Makalu

Including an ascent to 6000 metres

 above Advanced Base Camp.

Article:-

• " Majestic Makalu "

Index of Photographs: ( Thumbnail Gallery )

• Makalu Himal from the roadhead at Hille

• Porters fording the Piluwa Khola

• Sirdar John Cheddar Lama

• Chamlang on route from Chirchira to Num

• Camp at Num

• On route from Num to Seduah

• On route from Seduah to Tashigaon

• Tashigaon Village

 

• On the ascent from Tashigaon

• Iswa Khola Valley on ascent to Shipton La

• Shipton La

• Barun Valley

• Barun Valley (b)

• Peak 7 in the Barun Valley

• Mani Wall and Peak 6 ( Mount  Tutse )

• Peak 4 and Peak 6 on approach to Shershon

• Camp at Shershon beneath Peak 6

 

• Peak 6 ( Mount Tutse ) from above Shershon

• Peak 7 from above Shershon

• Peak 3 and Peak 5 from above Shershon
• Mount Makalu from above Shershon ( Mount Makalu Gallery )

• Base Camp beneath Mt.Makalu

• View up Barun Glacier to Everest and Lhotse

 

• Sherpani Peak from Barun Glacier

• Peak 4 from above Advanced Base Camp

• Sherpani Peak and Sherpani Col from above ABC

• The "Twins" on the SW ridge of Makalu

• West Face of Makalu ( Mount Makalu Gallery )
  

• Mount Baruntse from above ABC

• Mount Baruntse (b)

• Sherpani Peak and Col from c6000metres above ABC

• View to the West from c6000 metres above ABC

• Peak 6 ( Mount Tutse ) on return from Shershon

• Peak 6 (b)

• Peak 4 on return from Shershon

• Peak 6 and Peak 4 on return from Shershon

• Barun Khola and Peak 6 ( Tutse )

• Barun Khola and Peak 6 ( b)

 

• Camp at Nehe Kharka in the Barun Valley

• Camp at Nehe Kharka (b)

• Nehe Kharka in the Barun Valley

• Return down the Barun Valley

• Barun Valley (b)

• Re-ascent from the Barun Valley to Shipton La

• On descent from Tashigaon

• Re-ascent from Num

• Mani Wall

• Chamlang on return to Chirchira

 

• On route from Kanbari to Chainpur

• Makalu Himal from above Basantapur

Photo Galleries:-

• Images of the Nepal Himalaya

• Himalayan Landscapes

• Nepal Peaks

• Mount Makalu 

• The Eight-thousanders 

• The Seven-thousanders 

Information:

• Makalu BC - Route Map

• Wikipedia - Barun Valley

• Wikipedia - Makalu Barun National Park

• Comparative Details of 19 Treks

• Nepal Himalaya - CD Rom

• Nepal Links

Maps:

• Makalu Base Camp Map

• Khumbu: Jiri to Everest Base Camp Map

• Dudh Kosi - Schneider

• Khumbu Region Map ( UK , USA )

• Khumbu Himal: Schneider Nepal Maps

• Himalaya Map - Nelles ( UK , USA )

• Nepal Trail Map - Nelles ( UK , USA )

Guide Books:

• "Trekking in Nepal " by Stephen Bezruchka

• "Trekking Peaks of Nepal " by Bill O'Connor

• "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya " by Stan Armington

• "Trekking and Climbing in Nepal " by Steve Razzetti

• " Trekking in Nepal " by Antoine d'Abbundo

• "Nepal " - Lonely Planet

• "First Across the Roof of the World "- Peter Hillary

• "East of Kathmandu "- Tom Weir

• " All 14 Eight-thousanders " - Reinhold Messner

• "The Kurt Diemburger Omnibus "

• "The Boardman Tasker Omnibus "

• " Into Thin Air " - John Pilkington

• " The Challenge Of Everest " - Rand McNally

• " On Top of the World " - Rebecca Stephens

 

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