Home page: www.treks.org

Rolwaling/Parchamo trek: the high country above 3400 m in the Rolwaling and Everest Region

The high country, above 3400 m: Beding - Na - Yalung Ri - Trashi Labtse - Thame - Nache Bazar - Tengboche.

To see each one, click on the title in the first column below, then return to the index using your browser's "Back" button.

Beding - Na - Yalung Ri Region
Waterfalls between Beding (3693) and Na at 4000 m altitude. Oct 2000
Village in the clouds below Beding at 3693 m altitude. Oct 2000
Beding at 3693 altitude, Gaurisankar Mountain (7146 m) in the back ground. Oct 2000
Village of Beding, 3693 m altitude. Oct 2000
Beding, far distance. Oct 2000
Village of Na at 4000 m altitude, without snow. Oct 2000
Village of Na at 4000 m altitude, with snow. Oct 2000
Camp at 4900 m, view at the Yalung La pass (5300 m), far distance middle. This pass takes you to Charicot Oct 2000
Camp at 4900 m, view at Yalung Ri (5600 m). Oct 2000
Tsho Rolpa region Oct 2000
Tsho Rolpa Lake at 4600 m altitude, view to the NortEast. Lake is 0.5 km wide. Oct 2000
Same, view to the East. Oct 2000
Canal in Moraine wall of the Tsho Rolpa Lake. The lake is now 5 m lower to prevent overflow of the dam and subsequent breakthrough of the moraine dam. Capacity is up to 36 m3 per second. Oct 2000
Gate in Tsho Rolpa Moraine dam. Oct 2000
Canal in Morane wall of the Tsho Rolpa Lake. Oct 2000
Cave (5x7 m) below big rock, next to Tsho Rolpa moraine Oct 2000
Tsho Rolpa lake, view to the NortWest. Oct 2000
Tsho Rolpa Glacier Oct 2000
Same, path non-existent. Oct 2000
Tsho Rolpa Glacier, making a camp at 4900 m on bare rocks. Oct 2000
Everest region
Thame Oct 2000
Thame Oct 2000
Thame Oct 2000
Lodge in Thame, owned by Kappa Sherpa. He has the world record reaching the top of Mount Everest 11 times. Oct 2000
Thame Monastory Oct 2000
Thame Monastory Oct 2000
Thame Monastory Oct 2000
Namche Bazar with the Tibetan market. Oct 2000
Namche Bazar, same. Oct 2000
Namche Bazar, same. Oct 2000
Namche Bazar, same. Oct 2000
Yaks of Tibetan merchants. Oct 2000
Yaks of Tibetan merchants. Oct 2000
Namche Bazar, view to the West. Oct 2000
Bridge between Lukla and Namche Bazar. Cow (zopkiok) jam due to a steep part. Oct 2000
Bridge betweem Namche Bazar and Tengboche. Oct 2000
Colourfull welcome ceremony by de Lama of Tengboche for receiving the Lama of Junbesi. Mount Everest (8848 m, pyramid left), Lhotse (8500 m, middle) and Ama Dablam (6900 m, right) Oct 2000
Everest region: welcome ceremony at the Tengboche monastory
Same Oct 2000
Lama of Junbesi (left, bald) and Tengboche (right, grey hair and glasses) Oct 2000
Lama of Tengboche Oct 2000
Same Oct 2000
Lama of Tengboche, detail. Oct 2000
Colourfull dress of monks, back ground Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam Oct 2000
Same Oct 2000
Same Oct 2000
Same Oct 2000