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Rolwaling Himal

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Peak
  
Melungtse

Borders on
  
Mahalangur Himal

Highest point
  
Melungtse

District
  
Dolakha Town, Nepal

Mountains
  
Melungtse, Kongde Ri

Countries
  
Nepal and Tibet

Elevation
  
7,181 m

Country
  
Nepal

Parent range
  
Himalayas

Rolwaling Himal

Similar
  
Langtang, Ganesh Himal, Helambu, Makalu, Khumbu

Rolwāling Himāl (Nepali: रोल्वालिङ् हिमाल), (Rolwaling Valley), knows as a (Gaurishankar) VDC is a section of the Himalayas in east-central Nepal along the Tibet border. Rolwaling Himal includes Melungtse 7181m and Melungtse II 7023m inside Tibet and Gaurishankar 7134m on the Nepal border with some 50 additional peaks over 6000m, all extending from the Nangpa La pass where the Mahalangur section begins, southwest to the Tamakosi River. The Labuche Himal section rises beyond the Tamakosi to the northwest. Rolwaling Himal is bounded on the south by the Rolwaling Valley which contain several small sherpa's villages, the largest town in the area. It would take five to six days to reach Namche Bazaar after pass Tasilapcha. You also can trek to Everest base camp or you can trek to Lukla and fly to Kathmandu

Access to the valley and the mountains of the range is made on foot through an established trail system starting at Jagat, Lamabagar VDC (230 km east of Kathmandu). 10 hours drive by local bus. A western style trek from Jagat to Beding will normally take four to five days. There are two way to Beding by Tasinam village, beautiful hill (daldung la pass 4500m) or simigau. Tsho Rolpa (also Chho Rolpa) is one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal. The lake, which is located at an altitude of 4,580 metres (15,030 ft) in the Rolwaling Valley, Dolakha.

Rolwaling valley is under Gaurishankar(VDC) Village Develop committee The first western exploration of the area was made by Eric Shipton in 1951 during the reconnaissance of Mount Everest.

References

Rolwaling Himal Wikipedia