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A 22-day Teahouse Trek from Sukhetar to Kanchenjunga S-BC and then via SeleLa pass to Kanchenjunga N-BC and back to Taplejung in Eastern Nepal.
Trek Day - 05 Trek from Yamphudin to Lasiya-Bhanjyang (Pass)
Bill Romito just reaching the Lasiya Bhanjang Teahouse (Pass at 3350M). This is a basic "Kitchen-cum-Everything-Else" kind of Teahouse.
All 8 of us in our Team and the family 3 who run this remote Teahouse ... had to sleep on the floor, in our sleeping bags, at night!
Trek Day - 05 Trek Yamhudin to Lasiya-Bhanjyang
On 19th Oct 2015 - After breakfast we left our Yamphudin Teahouse at 7:00 AM. Today was to be a tough trek with lots of climbing to a the Pass at Lasiya-Bhanjang (3350M). Except for 1 Teahouse, 2 hours away, there is no in between teahouses; so has to be done in one stretch.
Brief 'Chai' stop at 9:00AM at this shop .. the only one on this route.
Looking back at 1:00PM .. the way we came can be seen as a faint line on the ridge opposite and perhaps the Houses of Yamphudin in that light green in top-left quadrant (click to see large image)
We reached Lasiya at 3:45 PM in the afternoon; that means almost 9 hours .. say 8 hours of walking. So quite an effort today. The only Teahouse there was big single room affair with Kitchen stove at one end rest of the floor used as slepping and storage area. Below sitting around the stove we are having some Thukpa Noodle soup at 4:15PM after a long and tiring climb.
The Kitchen & Dining Area of Lasiya Bhanjyang Teahouse
Mt. Jannu as seen from Lasiya Bhanjyang in the mroning
Album of all Trek Day-05 Pics:
Our Day-wise trek details are in the sub-menu links in left Margin
After climbing down we cross this stream on a shaky bridge at 8:00AM
A difficult stream crossing - hopping over rocks - at 10:00AM
Evening Misty-Clouds .. view from Lasiya Teahouse door
Another evening shot from the Lasiya Teahouse front yard
Our entire team gathered around the fire before dinner
(L to R) Roger, Mingma, Bill, Robbie, Paul, KS, Manjay
and GH Lady Owner & son on the left .. Pic by Dinesh Guide (I guess)
Mt. Jannu - a zoomed view from Lasiya Bhanjyang
Itinerary :
A 22-Day Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek - first to South Base Camp (Oktang) and then to North Base Camp (Pang-Pema) via the SeleLa pass crossover .... as per following schedule:
7-10th Oct 2015 Kathmandu - Preparation, Purchases and Permits
11th Oct 2015 Bus Kathmandu to Birtamode
12th Oct 2015 Bus Birtamode to Taplejung
13-14th Oct 2015 Rest Days in Taplejung
Day-1 Thu 15th Oct > Taplejung - Sukhetar - Kunjari
Day-2 Fri 16th Oct > Kunjari - Yanglang
Day-3 Sat 17th Oct > Yangland - Mamanakhe
Day-4 Sun 18th Oct > Mamankhe - Yamphudin (Sherpagaon)
Day-5 Mon 19th Oct > Yamphudin - Lasiya Bhanjyang
Day-6 Tue 20th Oct > Lasiya Bhanjyang - Tortong
Day-7 Wed 21st Oct > Tortong - Cheram (Tseram)
Day-8 Thu 22nd Oct > Acclimitization Day in Cheram
Day-9 Fri 23rd Oct > Cheram - Ramche
Day-10 Sat 24th Oct > Ramche - Oktang (South-BC) - Ramche
Day-11 Sun 25th Oct > Ramche - Selela Camp
Day-12 Mon 26th Oct > Selela Camp - Gunsa
Day-13 Tue 27th Oct > Gunsa - Rest Day
Day-14 Wed 28th Oct > Gunsa - Kangabachen
Day-15 Thu 29th Oct > Kangbachen - Lohnak
Day-16 Fri 30th Oct > Lohnak - Kangabachen (PangPema-NBC skipped due to bad weather)
Day-17 Sat 31st Oct > Kangabachen - Gunsa
Day-18 Sun 1st Nov > Gunsa - Thangyani
Day-19 Mon 2nd Nov > Thangyani - Sukhetham
Day-20 Tue 3rd Nov > Sukhetham - Chiruwa
Day-21 Wed 4th Nov > Chiruwa - Gadi Danda
Day-22 Thu 5th Nov > Gadi Danda - Taplejung
6th Nov 2015 Bus Taplejung to Kakarbitta
7th Nov 2015 Rest Day in Kakarbitta
8th Nov 2015 Kakarbitta - Bagdogra Airport (and flight home)
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