Paldor Peak Climbing - 20 Days

Upon your arrival at Kathmandu, a representative from Himalayan Trekkers will greet and assist you at your hotel. Depending upon your arrival, you may stroll around the streets of Thamel, meet us in our office, or do your final moment shopping.

After breakfast at the hotel, a tour guide will take you to the historical and cultural places of Kathmandu. Kathmandu city presents a fabulous mix of Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, and western influence in the valley. There will be a half-day guided tour to the famous and biggest Hindu shrine of Pashupatinath, the largest Buddhist stupa in Boudhanath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and Swayambhunath.

Today, we drive from Kathmandu, following the Dhunche initially on the northeast side of the ridge. The drive is an enjoyable one through the serene forests of hemlock, pines, oaks, and rhododendron.

After crossing the forests, we will enter a fascinating landscape of terraced fields and isolated small farms. We continue descending as the path snakes around the ridges for about 2 hours through the thick forests, and then eventually we will reach the Tamang village of Syabrubesi.

Today's path leads us into the valley of the Chilime Khola; crossing the river by a suspension bridge to the north bank and following a path upstream to another large suspension bridge. Here we again cross the river and reach the south bank, passing through Gholjong Sango, where the valley now widens. The trail follows a well-engineered water channel and leads eventually to Thangjet, near the confluence of the Chilime and Brindong Khola.

The trail climbs steeply through terraced hillsides to Gatling- a Tamang village, passing Mani walls piled with carved stones and lotus flower Mandala. You can visit the Tamang Monastery and Parvatikunda Lake here. 

After breakfast, we start our trek and pass through the local village of the main trekking trail that goes through the forest of fir, rhododendron, and juniper. After a walk of about 5 hours, we will reach the Yuri Kharka.

We start our climb again through the forests, zigzagging to Khurpu Danda at 3,739 m. From the Khurpa Danda, our route follows a path north along the crest at first and then traversing the steep hillside on the west flank.

All along the way, there are thousands of small garnets and other minerals that you can find. Approaching the head of the valley the path then gets steep, climbing on the right side of the stream. Merrily flowing waterfalls enter from the right and we get a glimpse of Somdang village. 

From Somdang we will be walking towards the beautiful region of Jasta Khani enjoying the scenic beauty spread all over the place. The trekking trail will offer us a great view of the surrounding high hills and some of the most beautiful forests.

Our trek to Paldor Base Camp continues after breakfast. The path, in some places, is quite rocky as we climb between outcrops and then traverse towards the northeast to a small valley bounded by moraines below the glaciers of the Paldor Peak. We make our Base Camp here, below the confluence of the Paldor West and Paldor East glaciers just north of a fine rock pinnacle. 

Today is the rest day as time is needed for acclimatization and for sorting out the equipment which we will be taking to our high camp. The further strategy will also be discussed and planned out. You will also get time to explore the area around the base camp.

Today begins the steep and stony walk scrambling up across the moraine slopes and further through the boulder fields to the glacier and eventually to the wonderful campsite. En route to the glacier is a small and inconspicuous lake to the south of the peak called Fang. High Camp will be placed just east of the Fang on the Paldor East Glacier.

The rest of the day is spent sorting out the climbing gear for an early start to the summit of the Paldor. At night, one can even see the glow of the lights in Kathmandu even though it is at a faraway distance.

From the High Camp, we will follow the Paldor Glacier in the east. Walking through the steep snow slope, loose rock pinnacles, and hard snow, we finally reach the peak. The summit offers stunning views of Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), Shishapangma, and the brown hills of Tibet. After spending about half an hour on the summit, we turn back and continue to climb down to the Base Camp. 

If the weather is favorable and our physical condition permits us to walk then we will walk down or in case if there is bad weather then we need to take a spare day and on this day we will walk around the surrounding area and capture the memorable picturesque view.

From the base camp of the Paldor peak, we will trek towards Somdang taking the same way back. The trail gradually descends through the main trail.

We will return to the Yuri Kharka taking the same path through the forest and green hills. While returning to Narchet Kharka, we can see the glorious Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung, and other mountains.

We will trek towards Sertung passing through the forest of juniper and rhododendron. Then following the main trail we will pass through the Tamang village to reach Shertung walking for about 7 to 8 hours.

We will climb up to the ridge and after enjoying the spectacular view of the high hills along with the glorious view of the Ganesh Himal and green forest along with some villages at a far distance. After having the wonderful view we will continue to climb towards the Jharlang passing through the Borang.

We will make our journey straight towards Darkha which will take us about 6 to 7 hours. The trekking trail of today will offer us a great view of the high hills along with the green forest of the region. After walking for several hours through the main trail we will reach the Darkha where we will stay the night.

From Darkha, we will trek towards the Khahare bazaar. In the early part of the trekking, we will walk towards the Phedi of the Dharka.

From the Khahare bazaar, we will catch a bus back to Kathmandu. The drive back to Kathmandu will be interesting as it will pass through some of the beautiful viewpoints. A farewell dinner program will be organized later in the evening hosted by Himalayan Trekkers.

Today, you can depart from Kathmandu to your home country or extend the trip and head for another trip within or outside Nepal.