Drolambao glacier

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Drolambao glacier
location District Dolakha ( Nepal )
Mountains Rolwaling Himal ( Himalaya )
Type Valley glacier
length 11 km
Exposure south
Altitude range 6000  m  -  5100  m
width ⌀ 0.8 km; Max. 1.5 km
Coordinates 27 ° 53 '  N , 86 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 27 ° 53 '  N , 86 ° 32'  E
Drolambao Glacier (Bagmati)
Drolambao glacier
drainage Tamakoshi

The Drolambaogletscher is a glacier in the Rolwaling Himal region of Nepal , Himalaya.

It was originally connected to the Trakarding Glacier via a 300 m high icefall , which melted in 2016. From its east side a path leads over the Tashi Lapcha high mountain pass into Solukhumbu .

The Drolambao glacier from Tashi Laptcha, panorama from south to north