Photo galleries, maps, itineraries and narrative accounts of 19 major treks in the Nepal Himalaya from Kangchenjunga via Everest to Dhaulagiri

Route descriptions of 19 major treks in the Nepal Himalaya from Kangchenjunga via Everest to Dhaulagiri


Lukla to Jiri:


Daily, Place to Place Route Descriptions;


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, tiring journey by public bus via Charicot.

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Books & Maps - Nepal:-


Nepal - Rough Guide Everest Exposed Everest West RidgeMount Everest Reconnaissance 1935 Annapurna Circuit Solu Khumbu - The Trek to Everest

Lonely Planet Nepal Rough Guide Nepal Lonely Planet - Kathmandu Map Kathmandu Valley Map Trekking and Climbing in NepalLonely Planet - Trekking in NepalThe Trekking Peaks of Nepal Trekking in NepalNepal Handbook by Kerry Moran

Trekking in the Annapurna Region Trekking in the Everest RegionEverest: A Trekkers Guide Trekking in the Everest RegionAnnapurna: First Conquest of an 8000m PeakAll 14 Eight-Thousanders: Reinhold MessnerHigh Achiever: Reinhold MessnerOn Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains

Tilman: The 7 Mountain Travel Books Mountaineering: Freedom of the HillsHistory of Mountain ClimbingKingdoms of Experience Kurt Diemberger OmnibusI Chose to Climb: Chris BoningtonFootprint Nepal The Naked Mountain - Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka

Epic Stories of Survival on the World's Highest Peaks Maps and guides from Maps Worldwide Nepal Trail Map - NellesIn the Himalayas: Journeys through Nepal, Tibet & BhutanWorld Mountaineering Himalayan Quest - the 8000m Giants








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