Traverse of Central and Eastern Nepal (2011)
Leg 11: From Shyabru Besi to Barabise (April 6 - 12)
During the hike through Ganesh Himal I had developed a tooth infection that forced me to
return to Kathmandu upon reaching Shyabru Besi, on the evening of April 3. On the April 4 I had a
root canal at Ciwec Dental Clinic (excellent) in
Kathmandu and on the April 5 I returned to Shyabru Besi. There, by crossing the Bote
Koshi, we shifted from the Ganesh
Himal to the Langtang Himal region. My original plan had been to follow Langtang Khola up to Kyanjing Gompa, then cross Ganja
La, go to Tarkeghyang and from there to Barabise. However, we were several days late relative to
our initial schedule. Since I had been to Kyanjing Gompa and Ganja La in 2002 to acclimatize before going to
Cho Oyu, I decided, instead, to take the shorter
route through the Gosainkund lakes and Laurebina pass (4600m).
Water prayer wheel and stupa below Shing Gompa
Views over Ganesh Himal
(and Manaslu Himal on the
left-hand side of the second photo) from the ridge below Gosainkund
lakes
Views of Lantang peaks
Stupa between Chalangpati
and Gosainkund lakes
One of the Gosainkund lakes
Stupa at Laurebina pass (4600m)
Laurebina pass seen from near Phedi
Rhododendron forest above Melamchigaon
Fetishism at the entrance of a village
In the village of Bolgaon, below Sermathang
Rest stop above the Yangri Khola during the steep
descent from Bolgaon
Woman carrying a heavy basket of firewood
In the hills above Yangri Khola:
- Stupa in rice field
- More terraces
- House
- Village
- Shop
Village above Yangri Khola,
crossed while climbing toward the last pass above Barabise
Village at the last pass before descending toward Barabise
A group of children from that same village (I took the photo from
inside my tent; they were very interested by my setup for the night)
Reaching the town of Barabise on the
road that connects Kathmandu to Tibet at Zhangmu
