Balung Ri Peak

An hour Flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa across the mount Everest is a wonderful scenic view of Kanchenjunga and Makalu as well.

An hour Flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa across the mount Everest is a wonderful scenic view of Kanchenjunga and Makalu as
well. Following Lhasa Tours we drive through Shigatse and to Kharta valley meeting with our Nepalese staffs. Climbing the Balung Peak -will be rewarded with fantastic views towards the Mount Cho Oyu- 8201 meter.

Five o'clock in the morning still dark and very quite and temperature minus 16 Celsius with overnight snow fall, the altitude is 5370m. It doesn't matter; it is time to dress up, to warm the boots, to have a breakfast and to start. Slowly and always in mind not to consume more oxygen. Sufficient liquid is a must for heading up slowly. Far away the view of Mt. Cho Oyu and in front Nagpa La. Since centuries this 5716m high pass is used as a way to Solu Khumbu in Nepal. In Olden days Nangpa la was a trade route.

After three hours the altitude meter shows 5800m.. We fight against the altitude, crossing 6100m, 6200m. On the ridge we continue up to the beginning of the steep and icy flank of the Balung Peak. At the highest pint of he ridge the measures 6380m- now to descend. . Everybody thinks now about the difficult way back: hours and hours through snow and on nearly impassable trial. Reaching the top is not everything and will get problems during the apparently never-ending descent, however we feel in excellent mood having reached the summit of 6404 m.