Upper Great Himalaya Trail / Nepal Traverse – 2011 / 2013

Author: Katja Staartjes

Language: Dutch

Team: Henk Wesselius + Katja Staartjes, accompanied by Chhiree Sherpa during a big part of the trek. During some days support of a local porter.

The Trek: by foot from the North-West triple border point to the North-East triple border point through the Nepalese Himalayas. Completing the Great Himalaya Trail + 400 kilometres extra in the Far West up and down triple border point, then by district Bajhang to Humla, from where we followed the Upper GHT. We crossed 22 passes above 5,000 metres, among the 5 technical glacier passes (Tilman, Tashi Labtsa, Amphu Labtsa, West Col and East Col).
Stage 1 – 2011: from Darchula to NW triple border point (Tinkar La at 5,258 m), the start of the Traverse to the east. The end-point of the first stage was Jomsom;
Stage 2a – 2012: Jomsom → Syabru;
Stage 2b – 2012: Syabru → Hongon (Tumlingtar);
Stage 3 – 2013: Hongon → East of Kanchenjunga base camp → Taplejung.

Book Weight: 1.4kg plus packing, which normally means 1.5kg for shipping.

ISBN: 9789482260283

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