Day 14: Chanaute -Kathmandu

06 May, 2007

The express bus service started thier service at 07:00AM from where we last overnight stayed. Took about 15 minutes to reach Gyalthung where we can find normal guesthouse and to Talamarang, a small market. It took us 02 hours to reach Zero Kilo where you can find pave road. Overall, we arrived Kathmandu in four hours (besides one hour traffic jam in Bhaktapur). The trip ended while we dropped Matt & Laura (Our guests during the trek) in thier hotel and receiving some "TIPS" from them. Seperating with them with happy face from hotel after saying "see you later".
Some places along the trail: Chanaute -Gyalthung -Talamarang -Zero Kilo -Panchkhal -Banepa -Bhaktapur -Kathmandu

Day 13: Magengoth -Chanaute

05 May, 2007

We started our walk down the trail, a beautiful path with rhododendron tres and dotted with wild primroses (little purple flowers) and other flowers started to walk at 06:30 in the morning from. After half an hour walk, we found another lodges -the lower part of Magengoth. The trail is almost fine but from here steep down. After our 04:30 hours walk to reach Kutumsang (our walking speed is too slow due to the Laura's knee soring), we took light lunch and started our walk immediately. There is two trail: the main and straight one is to Chisapani -the usual way and down from left side is to Chanaute -the nearer place to catch the bus.Before half an hour nearer to Chanaute, we faced most huge wind, hail and raining. I hadn't faced that much things altogether before. I was feeling that I am nearly flying with wind. I tightly caught my bag, closed my mouth and standing on. That was really interesting and adventure thing for my life. After our eleven and fifteen hours walk, finally we reached Mahankal/Chanaute. Overnight stayed at normal guest house, where we have no choose for food; only Dal Bhat.

Day 12: Ghopte -Magengoth

04 May, 2007
About the picture

The dotted with wild primroses and other flowers in this season are one compensation for the all-too-frequent rain, fog, and mist. According to Moti Nissani -one hiker to the Langtang reigon, have compared this flower with Mona Lisa. We can find these types of flower even in the top of Kyanjn RI (4510m).
Some places along the trail: Ghopte -Tharepati -Maengoth

Day 11: Gosainkund -Ghopte

03 May, 2007

Day 10: Cholangpati -Gosain

02 May, 2007

We woke six in the morning to see the sunrise views from fifteen up walk from our lodges from where we can see the superb view of Ganesh Himal Ranges (four mountains altogether), Tibetan and Langtang mountain ranges then returned back to hotel, took breakfast and walked steep up to Lauribina. After our one and half hour struggle to walk steep up, we reached Lauribina where we can found some hotels/restaurants better to take tea break. The trail is still steep up until Gosainkund pass, then starts flat. In total, it took us three hours to reach Gosainkund. When we cross the Gosanikund pass and some flat walk, we saw first lake named Saraswoti Kund, second is Parvati Kund, third is Bhairab Kund and fourth is Gosain Kund, which is bigger than others. Three of us (except Laura) did Kora (circuit) of the holy lake after lunch and took forty-five minutes to complete. The weather was foggy, healed and snow falling and the temperature was much cold (below than freezing!). Overnight stayed at Lakeside hotel.

GOSAINKUND

One day a shaman (priest or Lama claiming to communicate with gods) came and saw a snake lying at the bottom of the lake and decided to show his greatness. He ordered his wife for beating the drums faithfully otherwise his mission will not come true, no matter how frightened she may become. She promised to do it what her husband and did—until he emerged from the pond with the terrifying snake. At this point, she let go of the drums and decamped (depart suddenly) for her life. The snake then took to the lake again, with the poor shaman in toe. That's why the Gole (one Tamang ethnics) people, who are said to live far away from Nag Pond, in the lowlands, believe that, if they come to either Bhairab or Gosain Ponds, they would get sick and cold. This encounter between shaman and snake—and the snake that still resides at the lake—will make them dizzy and give them headaches (these are, more or less, the symptoms of altitude sickness) if they visit Nag Pond. So these people never come to Nag and Gosain Ponds. Some people believe that even now there are in fact two snakes in the waters of Nag Pond, which they see at times—they come out now and then, fight. If the white snake win, it brings good luck; of the black, disaster. One resident here saw the two snakes fighting, which the black won. Two days later her child died, even though until then he was perfectly healthy.

Some places along the trail: Cholang Pati –Lauribina –Gosainkund Pass –Gosainkund Lake

Day 09: Syabru -Cholangpati

01 May, 2007

After our morning as usual routine, we headed to Cholang Pati even though our itinerary was fixed for Sing Gompa. At the time of walking, a cad winds its way around our legs, meowing loudly, I immediately thought something wrong will be happen during the day! (In our Hinduism tradition, this is bad sign if cat crosses the ways while we starts walk). The path is steep, much steeper than other days, which we had walked. After walked up around two and half hour, crossing after villages and pasturelands, there is two way in the middle of jungle; first one is left which goes to Cholang Pati and next one is up which is to Sin Gompa (Chandan Bari).

Sing Gompa:

Sing Gompa is a village, which is famous for Yak Cheese. Here is cheese factory. It has Buddhist monastery, but no monks. Some people used to make their itinerary to go Sing Gompa but some makes directly go to Cholang Pati to observe the early morning sunrise view.

After our four hours continuously up walk, finally we arrived in Cholang Pati having gained 1384 meters elevation. We can see Langtang Lirung and Langtang II on the south side from Cholang Pati. We took lunch, rest and overnight stayed at Lirung View Hotel. Around the dinnertime, we found that Laura has headache problem. At last the said (the subject matter of bad signal of cat) came true, Laura felt headache more and we had to think for returning back if Laura’s condition will not improve tomorrow morning!

Day 08: Lama Hotel -Syabru

30 April, 2007
After breakfast at hotel, we started to walk down from Lama Hotel at 07:30AM to Rimche within thirty minutes, where you can find phone facility easily and cheaply. You can find the phone facility at Lama Hotel as well but the phone is not sustainable because sometime it does not work. Then we walked down to Bamboo and reached at one hour. Took small tea break and continuously walked down to Landslide (1800m) and reached at one and half hour, almost slope down. After taking small break at Landslide, our up-walk started from here towards Thulo Syabru and reached at one and half hour. Shyabru village is big village and you can find here almost facility such as electricity, hot shower and phone facility. Most of the buildings are modern types and locals are Sherpa majority. Overnight stayed at Langtang View Hotel.