Amphu Labtsa Pass Trek

Upon arrival in Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport, we will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel with a private car. After refreshment, we start with our guided trip to cultural world heritage sites in Kathmandu valley; including visits to the pilgrimage sites of Hindu Pashupatinath temple, the world’s biggest Boudhanath Stupa, (optional visit Swoyambhunath Stupa also known as monkey temple) and historical Kathmandu Durbar Square with a temple, unique architectures and Kumari (living goddess) in central Kathmandu. Evening pre-trip discussion and introduction with our fellow trekking staff for your adventure trip.

An early morning start takes us to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for the 35-minute scenic flight to Lukla Tenzing and Hillary Airport at 9,197 feet. On arrival at the airport, our expert Sherpa guide will introduce you and our porters. We begin our trek up to the Chutok La pass at 2,945 meters.

After the pass of Col Khari La the trail carries along mountainsides through the Khari Khola valley to set up camp in Pangkongma.

Another amazing day to walk via mountain crests through rocky mountain landscapes. Passing through a splendid panorama of wooded regions below us.

Today we climb up to a pass at 4400m and descend towards Thuli Karkha, which means “vast pasture”.

We descend on hillsides, by pleasant meadows, and lower down through forests of blue Himalayan pines and rhododendrons. Gorgeous views of the south side of Mera Peak.

As we head to the west bank of the Hinku Khola northwards, the forest blurs in and the valley zooms out. We spot meadows being used as grazing areas for goats, sheep, and yaks in the Upper Hinku. After several rises for 4-6 hours, we approach the summer settlement of Tangnag as we cross a single-plank bridge at Gondishung. Lying in its vicinity is 200 years old gompa resting beneath a massive boulder and a number of crude mani walls. The trail offers an outstanding view of Peak 43.

Spending a day here in order to acclimatize and adjust to the thinning of the air.

We utilize two days getting completely acclimatized. After proper rest, we can explore other adventure possibilities like strolling by Sabal Tsho, a beautiful moraine-dammed lake that is hidden behind the Sabal Glacier, and climbing a peak up to an altitude of nearly 5000m. We can also explore Hinku Nup Glacier, which leads north toward Kangtaiga. The upper Hinku valley turns to the east at Tangnag, crossing the moraine of the Dig Glaciers.

Progressing along the snowy glacier, we procedure the pass the slope becomes steep. We use this day for proper acclimation before the glacier adventure trailhead. Walk up to the west side of the Hinku Nup Glacier small peak, where we can reach a height of around 5,500 meters. At this point, we get to capture the stunning views of Mera La and Mera Peak. Overnight at tent camp.

One of the best parts of the trek. Stunning panoramas of giant mountains rising above 7000m, among the highest on earth Chamlang (7,290m ), Makalu (8,475m ), and Baruntse (7,220m) to the east, Everest (8,848m), Lhotse (8,501m) and Nuptse to the north. Continuing westward the peaks of Ama Dablam, Cho Oyo (8,153m) and Kantega fill our view. Overnight at tent camp.

A tough day to get ready for breakfast at 2 am. Preparing with particular climbing gears, we continue to walk up the glacier and onto a peculiar ridge. The first rays of the sun hit the big peaks in an amazing red shine. The route is still not difficult although we walk into the thin air. The slope steepens for a section behind the ridge and the summit comes back into view. At the foot of the final steep summit cone, we may attach to a fixed rope depending on the weather conditions. The summit is only a few meters away. From the summit, we take in amazing views that include Mount Everest, Cho-Oyu, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu, Kanchenjunga, Chamlang, and Baruntse. Later, we retrace our steps back to the high camp where we rest for a while before descending to Kongma Dingma. Overnight at tent camp.

There is no such guarantee that we can get quite good weather on our planned day for the summit. So this day is used as a contingency in case we are unable to summit due to bad weather conditions or some other reasons. If the weather gets exceptionally unfavorable, we wisely have to postpone the program to summit climb. In case someone gets some problems acclimatizing well enough to make the ascent; the day can be used in that condition too. If the trip goes smoothly, we continue to walk further as planned.

We will follow the trail that leads higher into yak pasture grounds of the beautiful and remote valley. Our trail heads directly into the epicenter of the world’s towering mountains. We trek along with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and high alpine valleys. Our trek continues until we arrive at Seto Pokhari. Seto Pokhari literally means ‘White Lake’ in the Nepali language and is the first of a series of lakes in the upper Honku Basin.

Trail gradually ascends over the Honku valley which offers true mountain wilderness. Today’s hike is like a kind of top glacier adventure trek as you hike the whole day over the rocky moraine. We continue glacier hike along the beautiful Honku valley and in a short time we will arrive at the south part of Amphu Labtsa Base Camp.

We start early to traverse the technically difficult and challenging alpine pass – Amphu Labtsa Pass at 5,845 meters. The pass is often covered with snow and ice, so moving one step at a time – we head towards the top of the pass. Once at the top of the pass we are rewarded with magnificent views of the surrounding high mountains. From the top summit level, we descend energetically to reach 5,300 meters at Amphu Labtsa North Base Camp. Because of ice fall trek route is technically difficult, the route is listed as a top adventure trek in Nepal.

We will follow the trail that is mostly downhill trekking along the moraine as we arrive at Chukhung. From here our trek passes through several villages with Sherpa inhabitants. Sherpa is an ethnic community in Nepal that migrated from Tibet in ancient times. After a few hours of trekking, we reach Pangboche village. There is a famous monastery at Pangboche, which is believed to be the oldest monastery in the whole Khumbu region.

We will follow the trail that descends for a while before climbing up towards Tengboche Monastery. We will pay a visit to Tengboche Monastery before descending down through the dense Rhododendrons forest area towards the village of Trashinga. Crossing over the river bridge, a rather easy trail from there will lead us to Namche Bazaar.

Finally, we descend to Lukla where we started our trek in the first day. Enjoying time to reflect on the trek as a group and the personal achievement of all those who took part. Also gives you time to explore the town.

We board our early flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. Upon arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, domestic terminal, our representative will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. In the afternoon, go shopping or request us to discover Kathmandu as a guided trip at an additional cost.

Drop you in Kathmandu International Airport onward to your final destination and our trip end. Wish you a wonderful journey.