05 Lasiya Bhanj'ng

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) 

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)