Everest High Passes

Everest High Passes photo gallery (Cho la, Gokya and Renjo la)

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This trek offers a more challenging alternative to the traditional trek to Everest base camp. There is an ascent of both Kalapathar and Gokyo Ri along with crossings of both the Cho La (5,330m) and Renjo la (5,340m). The trek has been carefully planned to ensure there is adequate time for the necessary acclimatisation.

The route starts by following the classic Everest base camp trek but, rather than retracing your steps back to Namche, goes over the Cho la pass to enter the quieter Gokyo valley. This valley has a string of glacial lakes and Gokyo Ri peak. We climb this in the morning for some of the best views of the Everest massif. Our last pass is the Renjo la from where we descend into the Thame valley, one of the main trading routes with Tibet.

Roland, owner and founder of The Mountain Company, led this trip in April 2005 and has modified the itinerary based on this experience- he will be able to answer any questions you might have.

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OUTLINE ITINERARY

• Day 1 Arrive in Kathmandu
• Day 2 Kathmandu, sightseeing and preparations
• Day 3 Fly to Lukla (2840m), trek to Phakding (2610m)
• Day 4 Trek to Namche bazaar (3440m)
• Day 5 Acclimatisation day, trek to sherpa villages of Khunde and Khumjung and return to Namche.
• Day 6 Trek to Tengboche (3,867m)
• Day 7 Trek to Dingboche (4,350m)
• Day 8 Rest and acclimatisation day in Dingboche
• Day 9 Trek to Lobuche (4,931m)
• Day 10 Trek to Gorakshep (5,160m)
• Day 11 Ascend Kala Patar (5,545m) and return to Lobuche
• Day 12 Trek to Dzongla (4830m)
• Day 13 Cross the Cho La (5,420m) and walk to Dragnag (4,700m)
• Day 14 Trek to Gokyo (4750m)
• Day 15 Day trek to Gokyo Ri (5,357m), back to Gokyo
• Day 16 Renjo la (5345m) and trek to Langden in the Thame valley
• Day 17 Return to Namche Bazaar (3,445m)
• Day 18 Spare day/buffer day
• Day 19 Return to Lukla
• Day 20 Fly to Kathmandu
• Day 21 At leisure in Kathmandu
• Day 22 Fly back home

Recommended books & maps:

Nepal
Everest 

Take a look at our other Everest treks:

Everest base camp and sherpa villages trek
Everest Discovery
Tibet Kangshung face and North base camp
Tibet Trek to Everest Advanced Base Camp and North Col (7,000m)
Everest luxury lodges
Island Peak expedition and Everest base camp

Take a look at our Nepal extensions:

Royal Chitwan National Park