1) Lukla - Khari Khola:
Descend steeply on trail beside airstrip.
Contour through forests along the valleyside winding in and out
of side-valleys.
Views down to the Dudh Khola in its deep, narrow gorge far below.
Pass through villages of Surkhe, Puyang and Karte before
descending to Khari Khola.
2) Khari Khola - Tragsindo Pass:
A long day of mostly unrelenting ascent through the large village
of Maningdingma.
3) Tragsindo Pass ( 3071 metres ) - Sallung -
Junbesi:
View of Numbur from large chorten at the top of the pass.
Descend to Ringmo then contour round to Sallung and continue to
the large village of Junbesi.
4) Junbesi - Lamjura Pass ( 3530 metres ) -
Kenja:
Steep climb through forest to top of Lamjura Pass.
Steep descent via Sete to Kenja in the Likhu Khola Valley.
5) Kenja - Bhandar - Deorali Pass ( 2705 metres
) - Shivalaya
Cross Likhu Khola and climb up to the large village of Bhandar
scattered over a wide plateau.
Steep climb to top of the Deorali Pass.
Long steep descent to Shivalaya on the Khimti Khola.
6) Shivalaya - Jiri:
Cross suspension bridge and climb steadily to broad ridge top.
Long gradual descent to Jiri.
7) Jiri - Kathmandu:
Long, arduous journey by public bus via Charicot.