The Three Passes Trek in Nepal is in the Everest Region (Sagarmatha National Park) and takes trekkers across three high passes, Kongma La (18,209 ft…
Nepal’s Three Passes Trek is one of my favorite hikes, and if you’re thinking about a trip to Everest Base Camp, I strongly urge you…
Renjo La, the westernmost pass of Nepal’s Three Passes Trek, connects Gokyo to Lumde. Here’s everything you need to know about taking on the hike.
Cho La is the second pass of Nepal’s Three Passes Trek (regardless of which direction you are heading) and is probably the most frequently crossed…
Kongma La is the easternmost pass of Nepal’s Three Passes Trek and is generally considered to be the most difficult of the three (but don’t…
Today may very well be the final day of my Three Passes Trek. Before setting out on this adventure, the sometimes not-so-trusty internet indicated that…
This morning, I am happy to find the clouds responsible for last night’s snow have vacated the area and left blue skies in their wake….
Day 11 of Nepal’s Three Passes Trek takes trekkers from the village of Dragnag across the Ngozumba Glacier to the village of Gokyo – east of Renjo La.
Day 10 of Nepal’s Three Passes Trek takes hikers over Cho La Pass (17,815 ft / 5420 m) from Dzongla to Dragnag and then to the village of Dragnag.
Day 9 of Nepal’s Three Passes Trek heads from Lobuche to the village of Zongla – just below the formidable Cho La – a 17782 ft / 5,420 m Himalayan pass.
Today’s the day; I’m setting out to conquer the 18,159 ft / 5,535 m Kongma La. This will be the first of what will (hopefully)…
Today’s hike won’t be too intense since yesterday I was convinced that I should attempt Kongma La (the first of the three passes) from Chukhung…
