Rolwaling Himal
| Rolwaling Himal | |
|---|---|
| Highest peak | Melungtse ( 7181 m ) |
| location | Nepal , Tibet ( PR China ) |
| part of | Himalayas |
| Coordinates | 27 ° 57 ′ N , 86 ° 20 ′ E |
| Type | Fold Mountains |
The Rolwāling Himāl ( Nepali रोल्वालिङ् हिमाल ) is a section of the Himalayas in eastern and central Nepal on the border with Tibet .
The Rolwaling Himal encloses the Melungtse ( 7181 m ) and Melungtse II ( 7023 m ) in Tibet and the Gauri Sankar ( 7134 m ) on the Nepalese border with 50 other peaks over 6000 m on a stretch from the Nangpa La pass with the transition to Mahalangur Himal southwest to the Tamakoshi River . The Lapche Kang rises from the Tamakoshi to the northwest. The Rolwaling Himal is cut in the south by the valley of the Rolwaling Chu , in which there are various small Sherpa villages. It takes five to six days to reach Namche Bazar over the Tasilapcha Pass . You can also reach Mount Everest Base Camp and Lukla in this way .
Access to the valley is on foot via a system of trails from Jagat or Lamabagar (230 km east of Kathmandu ). A European trek from Jagat to Beding usually takes four to five days. You can reach Beding over the Tansinam and over the Daldung La Pass ( 4500 m ) or Simigaun .
The Tsho Rolpa (or Chho Rolpa ), one of the largest glacial lakes in Nepal, lies at an altitude of 4580 m in the Rolwaling Valley . Rolwaling is administered by the Gaurishankar Develop Committee . The first western exploration of the region was made by Eric Shipton in 1951 while exploring Mount Everest .
Temba Tsheri ( Nepali तेम्बा छिरी ) is a Sherpa from the town of Tansinam near Dolakha in the Rolwaling Valley. On May 24, 2001, at the age of 16 years and 14 days, he was the youngest climber of Mount Everest.
Individual evidence
- ↑ HIGH ASIA II Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet
- ^ H. Adams Carter: Classification of the Himalaya. In: American Alpine Journal 27 (59), pp. 220-221.
- ↑ Michael Ward: The Exploration of the Nepalese Side of Everest. In: Alpine Journal. 1992, pp. 219-220.