I am excited to announce that I will lead a 27 day trek to Mt. Everest's Kangshung Face in the Spring of 2008. The trip is organized by
Eric Simonson of International Mountain Guides. Only a handful of trekking groups and expeditions penetrate this remote area each year. This is a great trek, culminating with an overnight stay at Kangshung Base Camp and the opportunity to climb to over 19,000 ft. We are really looking forward to visiting this much less traveled side of Everest. The trek will also include the incredibly scenic Rongbuk Monastery, and Base Camp on the North Side of Mt. Everest.
- Everest has three faces. The Kangshung is the least visited and arguably the most beautiful and serene.
- Our journey to the Kangshung travels the impressive Lhasa–Kathmandu "Friendship Highway," to Gyantse and Shigatse to Shekar. In Shekar we will meet our Nepalese Sherpa Dendi, and his entire crew that will take impeccable care of us along our trek. From Shekar we travel by jeep to Kharta where we will meet our Yak drivers and begin our trek. We begin in the typical Tibetan alpine desert of Mt. Everest's rain shadow before descending into the subtropical forests of willow, scrub juniper, and rhododendron created by India's summer monsoon. We enjoy icy views of Makalu, Lhotse, Lhotse Shar, Phetangtse, and Chomolonzo.
- Our return circles back to Kharta where we drive to and spend a night at the fabled Rongbuk Monastery, beneath Everest’s North Face. We will also travel to Base camp and up to the toe of the East Ronbuk Glacier. We then return to Kathmandu.
This trek will be of special interest to photographers.
