Dolpo Region
Dolpo which is officially called Dolpa in one of the restricted trekking destination of Nepal, located remotely in the northwest of Nepal, bordered in the north by China. Trekking into Dolpa is an exposure to the high and remote Nepal Himalayan valleys, resembling the Tibetan landscape. Most of the nature of Dolpo region is conserved inside “Shey Phoksundo National Park” which is one of the major National Parks inside Nepal. “Shey Phoksundo Lake at 3660m” lies in the trekking route of Dolpo region and is another famous feature of this region. Dolpo in Tibetan langiage indicates high-altitude land.
Variation, Famous & Selected treks in Dolpo region are – Phoksundo Lake Trek/ Upper Dolpo Trek
The entire region is categorized into 2 routes as lower dolpo trekking route or also called Psey Phoksundo Lake and upper dolpo route. Lower dolpo trekking trail is now tea house trekking but still you must have to buy special trekking permit via trekking agencies in Nepal. But for Upper Dolpo trekking trekkers still need to rely on camping accommodation.
In the region ringed like a horseshoe shape of Dolpo peaks rise higher than 6500 meters. High passes, beautiful landscape, hidden kingdom once ruled by kingdom of Lho in upper mustang, tradition, culture of locals, Manni walls, Buddhist prayer flags and chhortens are major attraction of Dolpo region. Local people, Yak caravan in different part of the trekking route, high passes like Saldang in the northern part of Dolpo are other attraction one can expect from Dolpo region trekking.
It is a partially camping trekking. Dolpo trek starting point is accessible overland or by air transportation. As there is no direct connection from Kathmandu to Dolpa District but, you can take flight to Nepalganj, then connect flight to Dunai. Dolpo is isolated from the rest of Nepal, there is no road connectivity – the locals of the region still tell Kathmandu as Nepal and Dolpa their home.
Bon is the religion of Dolpo people whose traditional and cultural history is similar with Tibetans. Remoteness of the region has preserved its typical culture in relatively pure form, making it attractive especially to Westerners. Some of the world famous movies like Dolpo Tulku & Himalaya were shot here.
Dolpo is beautifully decorated by Himalayan mountain range including the Dhaulagiri (8,172 meters (26,811 ft)). Mt Dhaulagiri blocks the cloud and hence the Dolpo region lies in the rain shadow zone. Like Upper Mustang Dolpo is also a suitable trekking in rainy season of Nepal. Winter trekking to Upper Dolpo is not recommended because of the heavy snowfall.
Expedition below 8000 Meters
Among thousands of mountains in the Nepalese himalaya, there are many peaks above 7000 meters and are still not that technical.
Variation, Famous & Selected Expedition below 8000 Meters – Kongma Tse peak climbing/ Annapurna South expedition/ Baruntse Peak Climbing/ Himlung Peak Climbing/
Expedition refers to climbing snow peak mountains with a complete climbing gear. Use of supplemental oxygen might not be mandatory in the expeditions below 8k. However the climbing crew will have to take supplementary oxygen for climbings which rises above 7000 meters, already.
In general, expedition below 8000 are done; so as to acclimatize for bigger expeditions. Bigger expeditions like Mt Everest expedition are once in a lifetime goal of many people.
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Glacial lake Trek
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Peak Climbing / Mountain Climbing / Expedition
Peak climbing in Nepal is also renowned as mountaineering. Mountaineering in Nepal is very old activity, even before trekking and tour started. There is not any specific date to illustrate when mountaineering started but it is believed to start from 19th century.
Variation, Famous & Selected Peak Climbing / Mountain Climbing / Expedition are – Kongma Tse peak climbing/ Annapurna South expedition/ Chulu East peak climbing/ Himchuli peak/ Pokalde Peak Climbing/ Dhampus Peak/ Pachherma peak climbing/ Phari Lapcha Peak Climbing/ Saribung Peak Climbing/ Baruntse Peak Climbing/ Himlung Peak Climbing/ Pisang Peak Climbing/ Yala Peak Climbing/ Amadablam Expedition/ Larkey Peak Climbing/ Island Peak Climbing with EBC Trek/ Chulu West Peak Climbing/ TharpuChuli Peak Climbing/ Short Mera Peak Climbing/ Mera Peak Climbing/ Mardi Himal Peak Climbing/ Lobuche peak climb after EBC Trek/ Island Peak Climbing with EBC Gokyo Trek/ Rolwaling Valley Tasi Lapcha pass Trek/
Climbing in Nepal is famous because of towering mountains and wider Himalaya range located in Nepal – including highest mountain of the world “Mount Everest”. There are more than 14 mountains above 8000 meters – many of those are not just the highest mountain in Nepal but also member of eight thousander list.
Interestingly there are many un-named and unknown mountains to climb in Nepal. Nepalgram is always looking for another new peak for adventure to unknowns. Any interested climbers from all around the globe are well-come to join our unknown expeditions in Nepal Himalaya.
Young Himalaya range of Nepal has peaks from easy to highly technical. Interestingly – Mount Everest is regarded as one of the moderate climbing peak of Nepal. Because of the fixed route and rope on climbing Everest – Everest is not tough in comparison to other technical expedition of Nepal.
Some of the famous peak climbing in Nepal is; mera peak, lobuche peak, Island peak – all of these peaks are in around Everest region.
Climbing towards the summit of Nepali peak is not hard if you have general knowledge of climbing gears and experienced guide to track the route to summit. Many climbing guides with Nepalgram have been to the respective peaks to know enough about the route and circumstances.
As expedition started before trekking, in Nepal – Himalayas of Nepal are still know for climbing than trekking. Whereas tour in Nepal is majorly a trip extension program for trekking and peak climbing. Peak Climbing in Nepal includes trekking to the basecamp of respective peak – which is why it is a best experience for mountain lovers.
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