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

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in east-central Nepal along the

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border. Rolwaling Himal includes Melungtse 7181m and Melungtse II 7023m inside Tibet and

7134m on the

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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 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,

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

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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

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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 (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

Rural municipality. The first Western exploration of the area was made by Eric Shipton 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.

Religion

Rolwaling is the site of a

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which some Buddhists consider blessed, and travel to for meditation.

References

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Religion

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