Ramdung Peak Climbing -25 days

You are welcomed and received by us at Kathmandu airport on arrival to Nepal and transfer to hotel. Spend free day on your own and trip meeting and briefing in the evening.

Prepare for permits & shopping. You can also make sightseeing tour in Kathmandu visiting temples and monuments.

We drive on the Friendship Highway to Lamosangu and from there follow the Jiri road as far as Charikot and the neighboring village of Dolakha, where we camp. It is 5 to 6 hour drive.

We trek steeply down through villages towards the river, and then follow a trail which rises and falls through farmland, crossing a number of tributaries to reach Singati (950m / 3115ft).

We cross a major tributary as we leave Singati, then follow the Bhote Kosi River, with glimpses of Gauri Shankar to the north. A great day trekking to Jagat, beside the river.

The gorge narrows as we approach the beautiful waterfall at Chetchet. Shortly afterwards we cross the Bhote Kosi to begin the steep climb up to the village of Simigaon (1996m)

Following a ridge above the town, we drop down on its north side, traversing the Rolwaling Gorge and trekking through dense forest to reach our camp in a clearing at Douan (2850m)

We cross the Rolwaling River and trek on through the villages of Nyimare and Ramding to the main village in this valley, Beding (3694m). We camp by the school above the village

Rest at Beding for better acclimatization with a chance to visit the local monastery and meet the resident monks.

We make the slow trek up to the summer grazing area of Na Gaon (4183m). We camp by a large boulder which marks the beginning of the southern route to the Yalung La.

Acclimatize at Na Gaon. There is the option for those who are acclimatizing well to walk up to the glacial lake of Tsho Rolpa.

Heading south, we climb out of the upper Rolwaling Valley, gradually ascending to Ramdung Base camp at 5040 metre.

Acclimatize day. We will walk up to a viewpoint, where we can check out the route to our high camp on Ramdung. We spend a second night at base camp.

This is a snow skills training day. We have the option to make an ascent of nearby Yalung Peak (5650m).

Today, we trek up onto the Ramdung Glacier and establish a high camp at around 5350 metre.

Roping up as we leave camp, we make an early start for the long ascent to the summit of Ramdung. After admiring the views, we descend all the way to base camp.

Trek to the foot of the Drolambu Icefall which lies beneath the Tesi Lapcha pass. Camp is at around 4800 metre.

We climb to top of the Tesi Lapcha and gain our first views of the Khumbu region. We camp just after the pass at an altitude of 5700 metre.

We make the short and direct climb to Parchemo summit, where the views include Mount Everest. We then descend to a camp at Tengpo in the upper Thame valley.

Good trails and an easy morning trekking take us to the important Sherpa settlement of Thame. Afternoon free to explore.

Trek down to Namche Bazaar, an easy trekking day. Here we check into a lodge and have some time to look around the thriving Sherpa capital.

A long day, largely downhill, as we follow the Everest Trail from Namche Bazaar to Lukla. Again, we use a lodge in Lukla.

We fly from Lukla to Kathmandu, where we transfer to the group hotel. The afternoon is free for sightseeing and shopping.

Spend free day in Kathmandu for sightseeing or shopping. Overnight at the hotel.

Final departure transfers to airport to get flight back to home.