Wild Kanchenjunga to Makalu Skydance

From the fastpacking trip website:

A wonderful and adventurous journey along part of the Great Himalaya Trail (GHT), through a still remote, still wild region of the Nepal Himalaya.

We start in the far east of Nepal in a landscape of lush rainforest and traditional Rai villages, moving quickly north into another world of alpine forests, soaring summits and Tibetan settlements until we reach Kanchenjunga North Base Camp. Here the huge massif of Kanchenjunga (8598m) towers above us, rising up from the borders of Nepal and India. This the world’s third highest mountain is known in Tibetan as ‘the great treasure house of snow’. From the Tibetan village of Ghunsa we pass over the Nango La, which lead us to a series of minor passes to the village of Yangma tucked right in close to the Tibetan border, it will feel like the end of the world! A long day following the Yangma Khola and then eventually climbing along the Tamor river we’ll reach the cobbled village of Olanchungola. Once one of the most remote villages in the Kanchenjunga region it’s now nearly joined up to the south by road to Taplejung, and by road into Tibet (currently a closed border). But for the moment this Tibetan village gives us an incredible opportunity to experience life there as it has always been. Try the tongba (and keep warm by the fire)!! From here our route takes us over the remote Lumbha Sambha pass (5120m) from where we can see an incredible panorama including both Kanchenjunga and Makalu, giving us some idea of the scale of our journey! A magical descent along the Lapsi Khola brings us to the Tibetan village of Thudam. Before covid the village traded with Tibet over the Umbak La (5230m).

A beyul, in Tibetan Buddhism, is a hidden valley providing a place of refuge. We’ve been to many places across the Nepal Himalaya but the higher reaches of the Barun valley below the imposing 8485m Makalu present something special that can’t be easily captured in words.

As a supported “fastpack” (see updated definition below!) we’ll carry our own personal gear, with support for the wild camps. We’ll guide you through every step of the way, we’ll organise all transport, food and accommodation, leaving you to focus on your own challenge and your own experience within this shared journey.

This journey offers you a very tangible physical and mental challenge, simply getting from A to B through some of the world’s highest mountains, but in this refuge from your everyday there will also space to reflect. You’ll see things from a different perspective, it will change you!

Find out all about this trip: https://www.ultratourmonterosa.com/wild-kanchenjunga-to-makalu-skydance/