The Himalayan mountain ranges towering 30 kilometres due north of Kathmandu valley are known as the Jugal and Langtang Himals. On this trek we explore the valleys and the ridges which extend to the south of these Himals and which offer some of the best off-the-beaten-trail trekking in Nepal.

Starting near Kathmandu, we trek across the Sherpa valley of Helambu, and then climb to the alpine ridges of Yangri Danda that rise next to the Panch Pokhari Lekh (alpine ridge). We walk along this ridge for a few days looking at the numerous peaks of Jugal Himal and cross over the pass of Ganja La (5,200m./17073ft.) to enter into the Langtang valley (please see Langtang Valley trek about details).

Entering Langtang, we continue eastward to the yak pasture called Langshisa Kharka and then fork to the right following Langshisa glacier between the peaks of Gangchenpo (6387m./20955ft.) and Langshisa Ri (6842m./22447ft.) in order to reach the crest of Tilman’s Col. At 5304m./17400ft, this is a difficult crossing with permanent snow and some hidden crevasses. After the pass we try following a high altitude path along the eastern flank of the Panch Pokhari lekh and then follow Balephi Khola to conclude our trek in Belephi. We will take an alternate route in case returning by Panch Phokhari is not feasible.

Itinerary:
Day 1: Kathmandu
Day 2: Begin Trek
Day 21: Kathmandu
Day 22/23: Kathmandu
Day 24: Trip Ends-Fly home