An account and photographs

of a climbing trek in the Nepal Himalaya

through the Rolwaling Valley

including an ascent above Ramdung High Camp

an ascent of Parchamo

and crossing the Trashe Labtse high pass

Article:-

• " The mysterious Rolwaling Valley "

Index of Photographs: ( Thumbnail Gallery )

Rolwaling Valley | Ramdung | Trashe Labtse | Parchamo

1. Rolwaling Valley:

• Trailhead at Charicot

• Charicot and Gauri Shankar

• Gauri Shankar from Charicot

• Gauri Shankar and Tamba Khosi Valley

• Gauri Shankar from Tamba Khosi Valley

• Nepali Girl

• Tamba Khosi Valley on ascent to Semigaon

• Beding Village beneath Gauri Shankar

• Camp at Na Village

• Camp at Na Village (b)

• Rolwaling Valley

2. Ramdung:

• Ramdung Base Camp beneath Yalung Ri

• Mount Chobutse

• Chobutse on ascent to Ramdung High Camp

• Chugimago from Ramdung High Camp

• Gauri Shankar and Ramdung High Camp

• Peak above Ramdung High Camp

• Gauri Shankar on ascent to Ramdung

• Kang Nachugo on ascent to Ramdung

• Kang Nachugo (b)

• Mount Ramdung Go

• Lal Bahadur Magar and Gauri Shankar

3. Trashe Labtse:

• Rolwaling Valley on route to Trashe Labtse

• Kang Nachugo from camp at Tsho Rolpa

• Tsho Rolpa glacier lake and Kang Nachugo

• Kang Nachugo and Tsho Rolpa glacier lake

• Mount Chobutse

• Rest stop before Trakarding Glacier

• Trakarding Glacier

• Bigphero Go Char from Trakarding Glacier

• Lunch stop on Trakarding Glacier

• Climbing Ice-Wall onto Drolamboa Glacier

• Ascent above Ice-fall onto Drolamboa Glacier

• Ascent of Drolamboa Glacier

• Ascent of Drolamboa Glacier (b)

• Ascent of Drolamboa Glacier (c)

• Tengi Kagi Tau from Drolamboa Glacier

• Bigphero Go Char from Drolamboa Glacier

• Drolamboa Glacier

• Trakargo from Drolamboa Glacier

• Trakargo and Drolamboa Glacier

• Tengi Kagi Tau on ascent to Trashe Labtse

• Ascent to Trashe Labtse

• Drolamboa Glacier on ascent to Trashe Labtse

• Ice-cliffs on Parchamo

• Khumbu Peaks from Trashe Labtse

4. Parchamo:

• Parchamo from Trashe Labtse

• Parchamo from Trashe Labtse (b)

• Drolamboa Glacier from Parchamo

• Trakargo and Drolamboa Glacier from Parchamo

• View across Drolamboa Glacier from Pharchoma

• Trakargo from Parchamo

• Lal Bahadur Magar on Parchamo

• Tengi Kagi Tau from Parchamo

• Everest, Lhotse and Makalu from Parchamo

• Everest, Lhotse and Makalu (b)

• Makalu and Khumbu Himal from Parchamo

• Camp at Thame Village beneath Trashe Labtse

• Sherpa Houses at Thame Village

• Sherpa Schoolchildren at Thame Village

• Kang Taiga and Thamserku from Thame

• Kang Taiga and Thamserku (b)

• Thamserku from Namche Bazaar

Photo Galleries:

• Images of the Nepal Himalaya 

• Nepal Peaks 

References:

• Rolwaling Valley Trek - Route Map
• Rolwaling Valley Trek - Photo Gallery

• Wikipedia - Rolwaling Himal

• Imperial College - Rolwaling Valley

• Great Himalaya Trail - Rolwaling

• Rolwaling Mountain Legacy

• Rolwaling - The Sacred Valley

• Mountain Photos - Trashe Labtse

• Himalaya-info: Trashi Labtsa

• Ascent of Parchamo Peak - Imperial College

• Visit Nepal - Nepal Peaks - climbing Parchamo

• Jagged Globe - Rolwaling Summits

• Summit Post - Climbing Info

• Nepal - Highest mountains

• Lonely Planet - Nepal

• The Rough Guide to Nepal

• " First Across the Roof of the World "

• " East of Kathmandu "- Tom Weir

Recommended Books & Maps:

• Route Map - Rolwaling Valley

• Rolwaling Himal: Schneider Nepal Maps

• Himalaya Map - Nelles ( UK , USA )

Nepal Trail Map - Nelles ( UK , USA )

• "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

• "Trekking in Nepal " by Stephen Bezruchka

• "Adventure Treks in Nepal " by Bill O'Connor

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

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