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小野有五著「ヒマラヤで考えたこと」（岩波ジュニア新書）1999年刊
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This trekking area is one of the wildest and most scenic areas in Nepal. The great forests of the rhododendron, the conifers on the more gradual slopes, the high alpine yak pastures, the Glaciers, the only Lakes of Gosaikunda in the massive peaks we see along this route let us experience the whole range of Himalayan topography. Along this route we also can see various wild animals like goats, deer and birds. Botanical life is also abundant.

The Langtang valley is mainly inhabited by Tibetans and some Khampa refugees. The lower area is settled by Tamangs and the Himalayan region by Sherpas.

We have a four hour drive on a mountain road to Bettrawati (6,20m), just above Trisuli Bazaar, where we have lunch. In the afternoon we walk up the valley and camp at Bagaicha.

We climb steadily all day along well maintained trails through numerous terraced fields. Our camp site gives us a view of the Trisuli Khola.

After climbing an hour, we have excellent views of massive peaks like Ghange (6,581m) and Langtang Lirung (7,246m) in the north and Ganesh peak (7,460m) in the west. Then we continue to the steep sided Trisuli Khola valley, where we camp in the picturesque village of Dhunche.

We cross the Trisuli Khola (1,680m) and climb steeply through a beautiful forest of blue pine. This day is an excellent day for seeing wildlife and birds. When we approach Syabru, views of the Langtang Valley and the snow peaks of Tibet become visible.

We descend to the Langtang Khola (1,890m), cross it and head upriver through an impressive gorge today. We won't see any human habitation, but watching high altitude bird life and walking through the forests of rhododendrons and prickly leaved oaks is very impressive.

This is a "U" shaped valley and here we can have the view of glaciers. In contrast we passed "V" shaped valley with steep water-worn slopes earlier. In this area large mountain goats are often seen on the high slopes. We lunch near the Tibetan village of Langtang. After lunch we continue through yak pastures under the great peaks of Kyangji Gompa and camp.

We can see a magnificent view of the peaks of Langtang Lirung (7,246m) Langtang Ri (7,239m) and Dorji Lakpa (6,989m). If you wish, there are numerous worthwhile excursions up to the glacier or a 2 hrs. climb to Yala, a small cheese factory which provides spectacular views.

A very pleasant downhills walk takes us to Gomna.

After descending downhill we cross Langtang Khola. On the way we enjoy the large forests of lurch, the flowers and the valley views. After lunch we climb steeply to Syabru and camp.

Today we climb through forests of fir and rhododendron. We camp near the deserted Sing Gompa.

We have a steep rugged trail today, but the dramatic views are impressive. In the west we can see Himal Chuli (7,893m), Manaslu (8,156m) and Ganesh peak (7,406m) and possibly the Annapurna ranges and to the north we can see Langtang Lirung. We pass a few huts in the height Yak pastures of Laurebina (3,901m), cross a small ridge and have our first views of the Holy lakes. There are over a dozen lakes. The Main three are Saraswati, Bhairav Kund and Gosaikund.According to legend Gosaikund was created by Lord Shiva, one of the chief Hindu deities.

Today is a long day, but very interesting. We continue over rough trails and pass several other lakes to Tharepati (4,602m). Then we descend to the tree line. We see beautiful water mills while we are descending through forests or juniper and rhododendron bushes.

We continue all day through fir and rhododendron forests and through prickly leaved oak forests. This ridge provides us views of the mountains and of the Helambu valley. We camp at the Tamang village of Gul Bhanjyang.

The day's walk consists of ups and downs. We generally follow a ridge to our camp above Chisopani. There are excellent panoramic views of the Himalayas from Ganesh to Everest.

We climb to the small pass at Burland Bhanjyang (2,438m) and have our close look at snowpeaks of the Himalyas, before descending to the KTM valley and Sundarijal, from where we drive back to Kathmandu.