Translated from Tibetan, Rolwaling means “furrowed place" and local legend says the long narrow valley was ploughed by Guru Rimpoche, the precious teacher in the 8th Century. After meditating here for 3 months Guru Rimpoche declared the Rolwaling Valley a ‘beyul' or secret land where powerful forces help the seeker on their journey to enlightenment. It was through the Rolwaling Valley, more than 500 years ago that Tibetans first came to settle the more fertile lands around Mount Everest. The 1950's saw the first Westerners exploring the region, either as part of the major Everest reconnaissance expeditions, or more low key exploration's like that described in Tom Weir's, “East of Kathmandu".  Exploration and Spiritual fame our joined by myth in the Rolwaling with Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir Chris Bonnington both launching searches for the elusive Yeti.

Our Rolwaling Valley & Everest trek offers just about everything a mountain adventurer can dream of. The Wilderness Trekking itinerary has evolved into a most rewarding Himalayan journey.  Beautiful lowland trekking through foothills alive with terraced farming and Hindu influences lead us to higher altitudes where mountain grandeur and Tibetan Buddhism dominate. Conditions permitting we will climb Yalung Ri (5630m), an ideal peak for non climbers who dream of experiencing a Himalayan summit. Continuing through the Rolwaling Valley we cross the challenging Tesi Lapsta pass (5755m) and enter the Khumbu, homeland of the Sherpa and Mount Everest. We cross the Renjo La to Gokyo for the most rewarding views of the world's highest mountain before descending to Lukla and our mountain flight to Kathmandu.

The Rolwaling Valley & Everest is a remote, challenging high altitude trek and climb offering massive mountain wilderness and subtle cultural experiences. We cannot recommend this trip highly enough. Please contact us for further details.  

Wilderness Trekking donates a percentage of sales from each trek to our friends at the Umbrella Orphanage, Kathmandu.

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	Events	Altitude	Lodging
Day 1	Group arrival and briefing in Kathmandu	1300m	Hotel
Day 2	Sightseeing and 'fine tuning' in Kathmandu	1300m	Hotel
Day 3	Drive  to Barabise and trek to Karthali	1690m	Camp
Day 4	Trek to Dolangsa	2535m	Camp
Day 5	Trek to Rupthang	2340m	Camp
Day 6	Trek via Bigu Gompa to Samling Khola	1600m	Camp
Day 7	Trek to Laduk	2080m	Camp
Day 8	Trek to Jagat	1150m	Camp
Day 9	Trek to ridge top Simigoan	1990m	Camp
Day 10	Follow Rolwaling Khola Valley to Dovan	3000m	Camp
Day 11	Rise above the forest and trek to Beding	3690m	Camp
Day 12	Trek to Na	4180m	Camp
Day 13	Exploration and acclimatization around Na	4180m	Camp
Day 14	Trek to Yalung Ri Base Camp	5000m	Camp
Day 15	Climbing Yalung Ri (5630m) and return to Base Camp	5000m	Camp
Day 16	Trek to camp in ablation valley by Tsho Rolpa	4700m	Camp
Day 17	Trek to camp below Tesi Lapcha	4900m	Camp
Day 18	Climb to Tesi Lapcha pass	5755m	Camp
Day 19	Descend Tesi Lapcha and trek to Thame	3820m	Camp
Day 20	Rest and exploration day around Thame	3820m	Camp
Day 21	Trek to camp below Renjo La	4900m	Camp
Day 22	Cross the Renjo La (5340m) to Gokyo	4790m	Camp
Day 23	Early morning ascent of Gokyo Ri (5483m) and trek to Dole	4200m	Camp
Day 24	Trek to the major Sherpa settlement of Namche	3440m	Camp
Day 25	Trek to Lukla and a farewell party with our Nepalese crew	2840m	Camp
Day 26	Mountain flight to Kathmandu	1300m	Hotel
Day 27	Exploration of the Kathmandu alley and farewell dinner	1300m	Hotel
Day 28	Group departure