High Solu area is neighboring with Khumbu to the north and this is unique trek to provide an insiders look at the high Himalayas and the remote sherpa villages. This area is inhabited by the friendly sherpa people, the interaction with whom will be an unforgettable highlights of the trip.
This trek area receives far less trekking traffic than Khumbu. Making for a more intimate and traditional experience than is commonly available further north. We can do visits to several important monasteries of the area, the focus is really on getting into the untraveled high country, where the only people we might encounter others are local yak herders grazing their animals.
We fly to Phaplu airstrip and trek through Salleri bazaar(district headquarter) with colorful market passing a beautiful terraced Sherpa villages, monasteries, Maniwalls, green pine forests and Rhododendrons. when we reach the Pike peak - 4070m(highest place around the area), from where we enjoy one of the best panoramic views in all of Nepal; from Annapurna in the west to Kanchanjunga on the eastern border with Sikkim. Over 200 miles of snow-capped peaks will line the northern horizon, with Mount Everest at centre stage. Altogether, if the weather is clear, we hope to see over half of the 14 peaks in the world which rise to 8,000m.
Mike Bronson, Denver, Colorado, USA
Chuck Ramey, Tacoma, WA. USA
Aley Mills Willis, Seattle, WA. USA