Rolwāling Valley ( ne, रोल्वालिङ् भ्याली. ), knows as a (
Gaurishankar
Gaurishankar (also Gauri Sankar or Gauri Shankar; Nepali : ; Sherpa: Jomo Tseringma;) is a mountain in the Nepal Himalayas, the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, behind Melungtse (7,181m). The name comes from the Hindu goddess Gauri, ...
) rural municipality, is a section of the
Himalayas
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in east-central Nepal along the
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
border.
[ Rolwaling Himal includes ]Melungtse
Melungtse (Chinese: 门隆则峰; bo, Jobo Garu; Chinese: 乔格茹峰, Pinyin: ''Qiáogérú Fēng''; other English spelling: ''Menlungtse'') is the highest mountain of the Rolwaling Himal in the Himalayas.
The peak has a long summit ridge ca ...
7181m and Melungtse II 7023m inside Tibet and Gaurishankar
Gaurishankar (also Gauri Sankar or Gauri Shankar; Nepali : ; Sherpa: Jomo Tseringma;) is a mountain in the Nepal Himalayas, the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, behind Melungtse (7,181m). The name comes from the Hindu goddess Gauri, ...
7134m on the Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
border with some 50 additional peaks over 6000m, all extending from the Nangpa La
Nangpa La ( also known as ) (el. ) is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu and some northwest of Mount Everest.
A foot-trail over Nangpa La is the traditional ...
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 Sherpa may refer to:
Ethnography
* Sherpa people, an ethnic group in north eastern Nepal
* Sherpa language
Organizations and companies
* Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
* ...
villages Tasi Nam
Tasi Nam or (Tashi Gau actual name) is the largest village of Gauri Sankar (Rural municipality) at Dolakha District, Nepal, population of 700. There are living of few ethnic groups like, Sherpa, Magar, Gurung, Kami, Newar, Thakuri, Tamang. Tashi ...
, Simigau and Beding under rolwaling valley, Tasi Nam
Tasi Nam or (Tashi Gau actual name) is the largest village of Gauri Sankar (Rural municipality) at Dolakha District, Nepal, population of 700. There are living of few ethnic groups like, Sherpa, Magar, Gurung, Kami, Newar, Thakuri, Tamang. Tashi ...
is the largest town of the area.
From Kathmandu five to six days are to reach Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar (also Namche Bazar, Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; ne, नाम्चे बजार) is a town (formally Namche Village Development Committee) in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 o ...
around 10 days to mount Everest base camp, which have to Tasilapcha pass (5755 m). Visitors can trek to Everest base camp by crossing Tasilapcha, fly from Kathmandu
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to Lukla
Lukla ( ne, लुक्ला ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at , it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Eve ...
or walk from kharikhola.
Access to the valley and the mountains of the range is made on foot through an established trail system starting at Jagat, Bhiku rural municipality (230 km east of Kathmandu
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). Ten hours drive by local bus (5–6 hours by pvt car). A western style trek from Jagat to Beding will normally take four to five days. There are two ways to reach Beding, either by Tasinam village, or Simigua. From Tasinam trekkers can pass Daldung la pass (at 4500 m) and enjoy wonderful scenery, Himalayan species, cultures, flora and fauna. Tsho Rolpa
Tsho Rolpa (also ''Cho Rolpa'') is one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal. The lake, which is located at an altitude of in the Rolwaling Valley, Dolakha District, has grown considerably over the last 50 years due to glacial melting in the Him ...
(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
Gaurishankar (also Gauri Sankar or Gauri Shankar; Nepali : ; Sherpa: Jomo Tseringma;) is a mountain in the Nepal Himalayas, the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, behind Melungtse (7,181m). The name comes from the Hindu goddess Gauri, ...
Rural municipality. The first Western exploration of the area was made by Eric Shipton
Eric Earle Shipton, CBE (1 August 1907 – 28 March 1977), was an English Himalayan mountaineer.
Early years
Shipton was born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1907 where his father, a tea planter, died before he was three years old. When he was eigh ...
in 1951 during the reconnaissance of Mount Everest.[
Sherpa Clan in Rolwaling valley are Chusherpa or Ngonpa or Ngonba, Murminso , Rukpa, Sakywa, Lakshindo, Salakha & Sangu.
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Religion
Rolwaling is the site of a cave
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...
which some Buddhists consider blessed, and travel to for meditation.
See also
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*Geography of Nepal
Nepal measures about along its Himalayan axis by across. It has an area of .
Nepal is landlocked by China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and India on other three sides. West Bengal's narrow ''Siliguri Corridor'' separate Nepal and ...
*Geography of Tibet
The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Traditionally, Western (European and American) sources have regarded Tibet as being in Central Asia, though today's maps show a t ...
*List of mountain ranges
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References
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Mountain ranges of the Himalayas
Mountain ranges of Nepal
Mountain ranges of Tibet
Mountains of the Bagmati Province