ROLWALING VALLEY WITH PACHERMO PEAK AND TASHI-LAPCHA-LA PASS:

On arrival at Kathmandu and Nepal International Airport, received by our guides and staff for short transfer to your hotels in the hub of Kathmandu city.

Checking your lovely room, and after a refreshing rest join with other members of
Rolwaling Valley with Pachermo Peak & Tashi Lapcha-La pass Trekking.
Our guide or group leader brief you about the treks, do’s and don’ts, local culture, as well camping, foods and of lodges on route trek.

A full good information which will help to enjoy your adventure with us, followed with welcome group dinner in a Nepalese restaurant with folk-culture program as entertainment while you enjoy the dinner.

Morning after breakfast at given time, our city guide will meet for interesting sightseeing of best world heritage sites around Kathmandu.

Tour includes old Durbar (royal palace and courtyard) square, with Temple of Kumari (Living young virgin Goddess). Visit famous Nepal landmark Swayambhunath Stupa a 2,500 years old, a Buddhist Stupa with all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. Afternoon tour of holy Hindu Temple of Pashupatinath and visit Bouddhanath, Asia’s largest Stupa with four cardinals eyes of Buddha surrounded with prayer wheels and small market, this place is also known as Little Tibet due to strong Tibetan influence.

After an exciting day tour back to hotel for Trek and Climb preparation with last minute briefing from your leader and guide.

Rolwaling Valley and Pachermo climb with Tashi Lapcha Pass adventure begins with an exciting drive on Kathmandu-Jiri highway, an interesting journey around Himalayan mid-hills. As drive heads to Charikot and Dolakha towns to reach the base of Rolwaling high hills at Gongar, a small farm village near to Tama Kosi River, flows from the glacial source Mt. Gaurishankar and bordering mountains of Nepal and Tibet. First overnight camp around this small village close the river with time to get refreshed before dinner prepared by our camping cook and staff.

Morning after a good breakfast cross over Tama Kosi River within a narrow gorge to Chetchet with views of beautiful waterfalls, as climb leads to cooler hills on leaving low warm area with rice paddy fields.
After an hour climb to reach at alpine hills for overnight camp at Simi-Gaon village populated with Sherpa tribes, a nice farm village with farm terraces growing corns, potatoes, wheat’s, barley and millets, afternoon at leisure visit an old monastery facing views of Mt. Gaurishankar and Melung-Tse peak.

Adventure continues towards North East as walk leads past farm terraces and into lovely forest of rhododendron, oaks, magnolia, and pine trees. Continue walk with climb to a hill top and then descend past grazing areas of local herders with small temporary built up shades and huts at a small place Gyalche.
From this peaceful area within forest, an hour walk to overnight camp at Dovan, located by the river flows from the glacier of high Jugal mountain range.
Overnight camp at Dovan a small settlement in the amidst forest surroundings a place with few houses.

Start the morning crossing Rolwaling Khola (stream) then climb into a forested area, as route winds up to Nyimare and Ramding farm a temporary settlements of cattle herders. Walk continues with climb and then ending lovely day walk on reaching Beding village for overnight camp.
Beding village highly populated by Sherpa as well the last permanent village around Rolwaling Valley, the village placed on a high hill above the river with an old monastery and a primary school built by Hillary Trust and Foundation

Enjoy a rest day at Beding a perfect place and right altitude for acclimatization before heading towards higher region and climb of Pachermo Peak.
Take a short hike and climb to a hill for best views of Jugal Himal with Gaurishankar and Melung Tse, the main close peaks of the area.

From here onward within beautiful Rolwaling valley, a short day walks as trek heads further east facing grand views of Mt. Gaurishankar 7,145 m and Melung Tse peak also called Jobo Garee 7,181 m. After Beding village an up-hill as walk proceeds with more views of snow-capped peaks that follows you to Na-Gaon and with close look of Ramdung-Go 5,925 m, Chukyima-Go 6,259 m and Tabayabyum 5,558 m with Yalung Ri peak at 5,630 m.
Finally morning walk completes by lunch time at Na Gaon, located on a wide glacial Rolwaling valley that ends into a mountain wall.
Na Gaon, a temporary settlement of Beding Yak and cattle herders a grazing pasture fields, where local grows potatoes, wheat’s and barley as they stay during summer during grazing season, afternoon relax and explore around this beautiful area.

After a pleasant stop with pleasant overnight in Na-Gaon, from here into total isolation of mountain wilderness, as walk reach you at the end of Rolwaling Valley. Adventure starts crossing a river to a south bank and then follow small icy stream to Yersa at Sangma, the last temporary shelters of Yak and cattle herders.
On crossing a wooden bridge climb up to moraine, and then traverse steeply up to reach a terminal moraine, close to the dam of Tsho Rolpa glacial lake.
The lake also called Cho / Tsho Pokhari, Tsho a local name of Tibetan origin, overnight camp is set on a sandy level ground south side of Tsho Rolpa around Kabuk area enjoy the afternoon relaxing after tough walk of the day.
From the camp great views of Tsoboje 6,689 m and Dragker-Go peaks 6,793 m with array of snow-mountains that surrounds this remote spot.

From the camp heed slowly to traverse over a rocky moraine above north from the lake, walk along the moraine past overhanging rocks, as our route takes you to a high slopes above a glacier avoiding the lower section.
Climb on rocky glacier to reach overnight camp at the bottom of Drolambau ice-fall. A steady climb takes you to the lowest point of the icefall and then climb at the point to reach over Drolambau glacier.
Taking precaution, danger of rock-falls sometimes during the day, the middle moraine provides a route up to the glacier, overnight camp on suitable level ground surrounded by high mountains within complete wilderness

One of Big Day, start climb early before dawn following a glacier path for an hour or more to reach a spur which provides an access towards our route on the upper glacier. Guides will fix ropes, making ledges so that porters and all members can climb at ease. Although the terrain is not that difficult, a precaution is very necessary, after all is set for the final climb, four hours climb along with mind-blowing surrounding views reach you on top of the pass at highest point of the trek at Tashi Lapcha pass 5,755 m high, festooned with Buddhist prayer flags and rock cairns. From the pass looking for suitable spot for Pachermo Peak base camp and overnight stops.

A rest and free day for acclimatization and to study the route of climb for next early morning adventure to the summit top of Pachermo Peak. Rest of the day preparation for next early climb.

Our major part of the adventure, from the camp early morning before dawn cross a wide crevassed snow slopes to reach a first ridge of Pachermo Peak.
Which rises from the broken glacier of the pass, the steady climb with some short rest follows with few difficulties, in some conditions crevasses might give problems to reach the summit. After much effort guide will support all members making the trail much accessible with main ropes and guarding the path with snow-bar where needed. Finally reach on top Pachermo summit, the highest point of the adventure at 6,187 m high, rewards with boundless views of snow-mountain range with all of Jugal Himal, as far towards Everest.
After the successful climb descend back on the same route with care to the base camp near Tashi Lapcha La pass.

Always best to have spare and reserved a day due to the nature of the climb, and to maintain the itinerary in case of bad and unfavorable weather condition before the climb.
If all goes well not using the reserve day as per our standard itinerary, this spare rest day will be used on route Namche Bazaar or to Lukla to make the walk shorter and enjoyable.

On completing the main adventure with exciting climb of Pachermo Peak morning descend to Khumbu around Everest region.
A long downhill to a small Yak herders place at Ngole, as walk continues near glacial pond of Pachermo-Tsho, and then head further on gradual path to overnight camp at Tengpo, another Yak herders camp and a summer pasture and grazing areas.

After a long hard time of previous day walks and climb, from here an enjoyable trek most of the way to Namche and beyond to Lukla town. From the first camp around Khumbu area, walk follows over snow slopes the trail is well marked and continues with long descend to reach Thame Khola with excellent views of
Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Makalu and Lumding Himal above the Thame Khola.
A few hours of gradual walk downhill to Thame Village this will be the first hint of trekker and human civilization since Beding village.
At Thame visit old, interesting Monastery located upper end of the village, Thame situated on an Old Salt Trade and Caravan Route of Nepal and Tibet via a high Nangpa-la pass.

Today a pleasant walk to Namche, an affluent rich Sherpa town and an important trading center with a weekly Saturday market, fresh foodstuffs are brought up from lower villages to barter or sell.
Walk leads east from Thame with short down to a bridge over Bhote Kosi River, from the bridge climb to reach a Thamo villages with many prayer walls and then walk into green alpine forest on a gentle winding path, after good four hours of pleasant walk reach you to Namche Bazaar for overnight stop before Lukla.

From Namche Bazaar enjoy the last day walk of the adventure heading downhill to Dudh Kosi River valley within cool shade of forest, then enter Sagarmatha National Park near Monjo village, then cross over a suspension bridge to reach at Phakding village.

From Phakding on easy trek on winding trail to Lukla past Ghat and Choplong villages adorned with Buddhist monuments. As walk get close to Lukla with last final climb of less than an hour to reach our last overnight stop in Lukla.
Lukla with unique airstrip operates regular flights Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu at Lukla celebrate last night party among trekking members and staff after a most mesmerizing adventure on Rolwaling Valley with Pachermo Peak & Tashi Lapcha-La pass Trekking.

Morning short walk to Tenzing & Hillary Airport, as plane arrives from Kathmandu, and then board in a small aircraft, as plane takes off overlooking last view of Everest and Makalu. On reaching Kathmandu transfer back to your hotels with afternoon free at leisure for shopping souvenirs and handicrafts.

A free day as contingency, in case of unfavorable bad weather that might lead to delay or cancellation of flight. As Himalayan weather can be unpredictable sometimes even in best time of the year. If all goes well as per our standard itinerary, one can relax or join or join in for another tour around Kathmandu-Patan or Bhaktapur or enjoy individual activities.

Last day in Nepal as per your international flight time, our staff and guide transfer you to the airport for homeward bound. After a great time and adventure on
Rolwaling valley and Pachermo Peak climb with Tashi-Lapcha-la pass trekking.