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| Everest's
West Side: Trek the Lho La - Tibet
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Highlights:
- A pioneering new route for trekkers and mountaineers on
Mt. Everest
- Visit the unexplored side of Everest from the West
- Get up close to the 9000ft dramatic West Face of
Everest, the Rongphu icefall and the super couloirs
- Cross the spectacular Lho la Glacier between Tibet
and Nepal
- Witness the stupendous views into Nepal, the Khumbu
Icefall, and the Western Cwm, the towering ramparts of Mt
Nuptse and Lhotse, never before seen by trekkers
- Trek to over 20,000ft on the Everest
Massif.
Description
This is a pioneering high altitude trek to the
crest of the Lho La, right on the remote border of Tibet and
Nepal.
The efforts, and lightweight style final
approach, is well rewarded by spectacular views into the
Western Cwm, across the great Northern Walls Mt Nuptse, and
directly into the moving "Ice River" of the Khumbu Icefall
across the border. The Lhotse face and South west face are
seen from here too.
This trek affords perspectives of
Mt. Everest which have only been the domain of mountaineers in
the past, due to access being available only by a
mountaineering permit.
The route followed takes the
trail to the North Side of Everest, but continues past the
East Rongbuk Glacier to the site of Tilman?s 1938 "Lake Camp",
(west side base camp today) continuing to the site of his old
North Face Camp at around 19,000ft before breaking out across
the glacier under Everest?s West Ridge to the vantage point of
the Lho La. This is where in 1922 George Mallory stood and
pronounced the Khumbu Icefall as ?unclimbable?. His legacy
here was to name the hanging glacier above the ice fall, the
Western Cwm, as a fond memory of his welsh climbs back home in
UK.
For many adventurous people, the Lho La is a more
prized (and achievable) goal than the summit of Everest itself
due to its historical importance, remoteness, and its unspoilt
and pristine condition as an objective; all this without the
inherent risks and dangers associated with higher
altitude.
The journey begins with an acclimatisation
phase in the Kathmandu Valley, before flying to Lhasa and
visiting the Potala Palace, the Norbulinka and other Lhasa
sites before crossing in 4 x4 vehicles the Tibetan Plateau to
the monasteries and forts of Gyantse, Shigatse and
Shegar.
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