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


Lamjung Himal and Rambrong Danda:


Day by Day Route Descriptions:-


1. Bus from Kathmandu to Dumre.
Local bus from Dumre to Besisahar.
Camp in grounds of hotel.

2. Walk up through Besisahar, cross Pam Khola, climb ridge, cross col and continue
to Baglungpani. Camp on terraces. Good views of Manaslu Himal.

3. Contour round then up and along ridge through villages to Ghanpokhara.
Camp at well or above on terraces.
Good views of Marsayangdi Valley, Manaslu Himal and Lamjung Himal.

4. Continue up ridge through open scrub and into jungle. Many clearings/ kharka.
Proceed through jungle and camp in large kharka before start of climb
to Talbrung Danda.

5. Climb up through forest to Talbrung Danda. Good viewpoint for Manaslu Himal.
Continue round ridgetop and up through rhododendron forest and kharka.
Views across to Manaslu Himal. Problem to find water on ridgetop.
Descend to col, traverse along hillside then descend and camp beside stream
in grassy meadows of large amphitheatre.

6. Climb above camp for ridgewalk along top of Rambrong Danda. Close-up
views of Lamjung Himal also Macchapuchre, Annapurna IV and Manaslu Himal.

7. Second ridgewalk.

8. Contour round valleyhead and descend to col. Ascend ridge then traverse
round to a large kharka with stone huts on hillside. ( 1/2 day ).
Excellent views across to Macchapuchre, Annapurna IV, Annapurna II,
Lamjung Himal.

9. Continue along and down ridge to stone hut/ Darma Sala.
Excellent views across to Annapurna II and Lamjung Himal.
Descend ridge on steep, narrow path into jungle and onto village of Yangjacot.
Camp in grounds of school.
Good views of Macchapuchre, Annapurnas II and IV, Lamjung Himal.

10. Descend through terraces and farms to Madi Khola. Cross on suspension bridge.
Ascend to ridgetop. Good views of Macchapuchre, Annapurnas II, III, IV and
Lamjung Himal. Descend to Dijayapur Khola and cross onto road for return to
Pokhara.

11. Rest day in Pokhara

12. Return to Kathmandu.


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