Gokyo
Lake sits at an altitude of 5750m at the side of the
Ngozumpa glacier the largest in the Nepal Himalaya.
From a ridge above the lake, the great peaks of Cho
Oyu (8153m) Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu (8481m. the
fifth highest mountain in the world) can be taken in
at one sweep. The emerald surface of the lake spreads
out far below and there are stonewalled pastures on
its shores.
The trail starts at the
air strip of Lukla and follows the Dudh Koshi River
through stretches of forest and over log bridges. Load-carrying
yaks grunt past and you have first glimpse of Everest
through a clump of trees. Namche Bazaar is the Sherpa
capital and the center of activity in the Khumbu region.he
sherpa have historically been berders and traders and
Namche Bazaar was the staging point for business strips
was the staging point for business trips into Tibet.
We will also be visiting the school in Khumjung village
which was built by Sir Edmund Hillary for the shrpa
children.
After exploring around Gokyo, we descend to phortse,
we descend to Phortse and make traks for Gorkshep (5160m)
via pheriche and Lobuche along the Khumbu glacier. L/
Kalapatthar (5545m) offers the best advantage point
for viewing Everest. Tengboche Monastery. The focus
of Sherpa Buddhist devotion. Consist at an elevation
of 3.867m with Ama Dablam (6856m) as a magnificent backdrop.
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