The
trek to Gokyo Cho la & Kala Pattar offers an alternative
to the traditional trek to Everest Base Camp. From Gokyo,
more of Everest itself is visible, though from a slightly
greater distance, than from Kala Pattar above the Gorak
Shep.
The mountains are more spectacular, the Ngozumpa glacier is
the largest in the Nepal Himalayan, and from a ridge above
Gokyo, four 8000m Peaks (Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse and
Makalu) are visible at once. The view of the tremendous
ice ridge between Cho Oyu and Gyachhung Gang(7922m) is one
of the most dramatics panoramas in Khumbu.
There are many options for additional exploration and high
altitude walking, including the crossing of Chola a 5420m
pass into Khumbu.
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