Nepal - Gokyo valley and Everest Base Camp trekMachermo to Gokyo |
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Day 8 - Machermo to Gokyo Lakes (4800m) Today we head for the holy lakes at Gokyo following a very scenic path
to Pangka (4548m.) then descend slightly, following one of the meltwater
rivers which flow down the west side of the Ngozumba Glacier. The walk
offers spectacular views of the incredible ice face of Cholatse and is
easy until you reach a steep rocky incline into the ablation valley by
the side of the glacier and get to the firstof the holy lakes. A short walk up the hill behind Gokyo village you reach the top of the
lateral moraine of the Ngozumba Glacier. With a length of around 40km
is the largest glacier in Nepal. Like all large Himalayan glaciers it
is covered in debris and rock and you can only see the ice in parts.
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