Heading up the Khumba Glacier

Day #13 - Dingboche to Lobuche Pt 2

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November 28th 2012
Leaving the memorial stones behind we descend slightly and into the valley that marks the start of the end of the Khumba glacier - a twisting, snaking river of glacial moraine and rocks. In the distance we get great views of the mountain peaks of Lobuche East (6090m) / West (6135) and Pumo Ri (7165m) on the Nepal/Tibet border. Walking along the Khumba glacier is the beginning of the end of th ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more