Nepal - Gokyo valley and Everest Base Camp trekGokyo Ri ascent - Tagnak |
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Day 9 - Ascent of Gokyo Ri (5360m) followed by the crossing of the Ngozumba Glacier to Tagnak(4700m) Today is the first long day of the trek. Climbing up Gokyo Ri is
technically very straightforward: you just walk right up the steep hill.
The problem is of course that this hill is located at above 5000m so
you can expect the going to be very slow and quite breathless unless
you are already well acclimatized. The descent from Gokyo Ri follows the same route as the ascent (and is a damn sight easier!). The second part of the day is spent going back down to the second lake
of Gokyo then crossing the Ngozumba glacier. Eventually you reach the lateral moraine and leave this unreal world to descend to the tiny settlement of Tagnak (also called Dragnag on some maps) where you will spend the night before what is often considered the hardest day: crossing the Cho La to Dzongla.
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