Yala Peak Climbing

Upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, you’ll be greeted by our team members of Boundless Adventure and pick you up at the International Airport and drop you off at your hotel by a private car. As per your preference, you’ll either stay in the hotel you chose or the one we selected. If you stay in the hotel we chose, it will be around the Thamel area. During the drive to your hotel, our members will inform you about what you’ll see. The day is yours; you can do whatever you want in the remaining time. However, our guide will brief you at your hotel in the evening about the following day’s journey.

Start with breakfast early in the morning at your hotel in Kathmandu. We’ll pick you up from your hotel, and the journey towards climbing Yala Peak begins. The drive begins by heading north from Kathmandu toward Trishuli Bazar. At Trishuli Bazar, the drive continues toward Betrawati, passing through several villages, and you’ll get to Dhunche. In the Central Development Region of Nepal, Dhunche is the district headquarters of the Rasuwa district. The village of Syabrubesi is 15-20 km north of Dhunche. A 6-8 hour drive from Kathmandu takes you to Syabrubesi at an elevation of 1503m. However, the duration depends upon the mode of transportation and the traffic conditions during the drive. The distance between Kathmandu and Syabrubesi is 122 km. You have lunch along the way, and your dinner and overnight stay are at the tea house/lodge of Syabrubesi.

Early in the morning, with a warm breakfast at the tea house of Syabrubesi, you’ll start trekking toward the Lama Hotel. Departing from Syabrubesi, you’ll walk along the Bhote Koshi and Langtang Khola rivers. Continuing through the trail of riverside, you’ll trek through the dense forest. A few hours of walking takes you to the Bamboo village, where you’ll stop for lunch. After lunch, you’ll Continue ascending through the oak and rhododendron forest. Crossing the bridge over the Langtang Khola, a trail leads you to a gentle ascend and takes you to Lama Hotel at an Elevation of 2840 meters above sea level. It takes around 5/6 hours, along with a lunch break at Bamboo. The distance from Sybrubesi to the lama hotel is 11.3km. Your dinner and accommodation are at the same tea house as the Lama Hotel.

Enjoying the views of the surrounding area, you’ll have your morning’s meal at Lama Hotel’s tea house. Subsequently, you’ll reach the day’s destination, Langtang village, at 3430m. Walking alongside the river of Langtang Khola (river), you’ll get to a lush environment. Passing through the beautiful waterfalls, you’ll get to the village of Ghoda Tabela. The meaning of the GhodaTabela is “Horse Stable ”; you’ll have your delicious lunch at the village. As you finish breakfast, you’ll continue trekking towards Langtang village. From Ghoda Tabela, the trail continues by the rhododendron. Then, passing from the forest, you’ll notice the landscape opening up. After that, you’ll pass Langtang Gompa and reach your destination, Langtang village. The trekking duration from Lama Hotel to Langtang village is 5-6 hours, covering a distance of 14km.

Right after breakfast at the tea house of Langtang village, you’ll start ascending towards the small village of Mundu. Reaching Mundu, you’ll pass through the Stone Mani wall along the way. From Mundu, the trail ascends gradually through the grassland and small settlement of houses. Passing through the yak pasture and the suspension bridge, you’ll get to Kyanjin Gompa. The trekking journey is short, taking around 3-4 hours and covering a 9.7km distance. Your lunch, dinner, and day accommodation will be at the same teahouse as the Kyanjin Gompa.

As you’re above 3500m, you’ll have a chance of acute mountain sickness, so for your well-being, our itinerary is designed with an acclimatization day at Kyanjin. The day is a circuit day trip. On this day, you’ll go to a higher elevation and return to Kynjing for an overnight stay. This day, you’ll hike to Menchhyamsa Ri at an elevation of 4650m. To get to the Menchhyamsa Ri, you’ll walk through the gorge on a narrow trail. The reason for hiking up to Menchhyamsa Ri is to get a better view of the different peaks of the Langtang range. Langtang Ri (7,205 m), Langtang II (6596m), Newkang/Naya Knag (5122m), Yala Peak (5,500 m ), Ganja la (5863m), Langtang Lirung (7234m), Changbu (6251m), Kingshung (6781m), Langtang Yubra (6264m) and other surrounding peaks are seen from Menchhyamsa Ri. Langtang Glacier is the closest view seen from the top of Menchhyamsa Ri. After the exploration, you’ll return down through the way of Kyanjin Ri (4400m). You’ll ascend to Menchhyamsa Ri and descend another way to return to Kyanjin. The overall exploration day is about 5 hours.

After a pleasant exploration day at the Kyanjin, you’ll get a delicious breakfast at the tea house of the Kyanjin Gompa. After breakfast, you’ll head up to the Yala Peak Base Camp. Passing through the yak pasture and ascending gradually, you’ll walk through the rocky trail. However, the trail along the Langshisha Kharka is easy. Some people ride a horse to get to Yala Peak Base Camp, but unfortunately, we do not provide a horse-riding facility. A 5-hour hike takes you to the Yala Peak Base Camp at an elevation of 4800m. We should have camped at Yala Peak base camp, as there is no facility for tea houses/lodges at the base camp. Boundless Adventure provides camping equipment to our crew. You’ll get a packed lunch along the way from Kyanjin. We settle the camp, and dry/camp food is already prepared by the cook upon your reach of the base camp. Overnight stay at Camp.

You’ll have a small climbing training about fixing rope, Jumar, and Crampons at the base camp a day earlier. After the success of training a day earlier, you’ll be ready for the eight-day’s most awaited journey. Around 3 am, you’ll leave Yala base Camp with a packed lunch. You’ll have our climbing team with you. A climbing guide will be ahead of you to fix all the climbing equipment. To get to the summit of the Yala Peak at an elevation of 5732m, it takes approximately 4 hours. You’ll get a mesmerizing view from the summit. The sunrise rays over the Himalayan peaks are unforgettable. As you finish exploring, you’ll return to Yala Peak base camp in the same way, taken to get to Yala summit. 2 hours of descending takes you to Yala base Camp. After that, you’ll move towards Langshisha Kharka. A two-hour walk from Yala Peak takes you to Langshisha Kharka, at an elevation of 4300m. You have a pleasant dinner and overnight at the tent, which we manage.

With a morning meal at Langshisha Kharka, you’ll descend to Kyanjin Gompa after getting to the summit of Yala Peak. Following the trail back to Kaynjin Gompa, you’ll descend through yak pasture and alpine landscape. The villages you’ll pass through are familiar. As the trail includes descending, take care of your ankle, as it may get hurt. Listen to the guide and descend while resting at some point. After covering the 18.6km distance by walking for 4 hours, you’ll reach your day’s resting point, Kaynjin Gompa. At this time, you can Rest for a full day. You’ll have lunch and dinner and stay overnight at Kyanjin Gompa’s tea house.

Another return journey begins with a warm breakfast at Kyanjin Gompa and descending towards Lama Hotel. Passing through the small settlements of Mundu, Langtang village, Thyangsyap, Ghodatabela, and Chunama you’ll get to the Lama Hotel. Before reaching the lama hotel from Chunama, you’ll walk by the riverside of the Langtang Khola. After enjoying the familiar paths and stunning views, you’ll get to the Lama Hotel within 6-7 hours, covering a 20 km distance. You’ll get lunch at Ghodatabela, whereas your dinner and accommodation are at Lama Hotel.

The eleventh day begins with a warm breakfast at Lama Hotel’s tea house and trekking back from Lama Hotel to Thulo Syabru. Passing through the riverside, you’ll get to Bamboo, where you’ll rest for a while. Then the walk takes you to Doman. Passing through the beautiful forest landscape, you’ll set foot for the day’s resting point, Thulo Syabru, at an elevation of 2120m. The 5-6 hours trek from Lama Hotel takes you to Thulo Syabru, covering approximately 13 km. You’ll have lunch at Pahiro, dinner, and overnight stay at the same tea house as Thulo Syabru.

Enjoying the view of the Thulo Syabru area, you’ll have a warm breakfast at the tea house where you have spent the night. After finishing breakfast, you’ll continue your descending journey towards Dhunche. Heading towards Brabal while enjoying the view, you’ll reach Sano Bharku. The trail involves a mix of ascent and descent. Continuing trekking, you’ll pass through Tamang village and reach Thulo Bharku. From Thulo Bharku, the trail descends, and you’ll reach today’s destination, Dhunche, at an elevation of 1960m. You’ll have lunch at Thulo Bhrakhu. Accommodation and dinner are at the Dhunche Hotel.

After having a morning meal at the tea house of the district headquarters of Rasuwa, Dhunche, you’ll pack your backpack and return to Kathmandu. The drive from Dhunche to Kathmandu returns through the same highway you took to reach Dhunche at the start of your journey. The road first passes through Trishuli Bazar and then takes a route to the Prithivi highway. During the drive, you’ll see the stunning beauty of Nepal’s distinctive landscapes. Covering approximately 103 km drive, you’ll get to Kathmandu within 6 hours of driving by Bus. As you get to Kathmandu, you’ll drop by your hotel. Your lunch will be along the way, whereas dinner and overnight stay will be at the Kathmandu Hotel.

As per the time of the flight, we’ll pick you up from your hotel and drop you at Tribhuvan International Airport for your departure to your country. With an unforgettable memory created during the Yala Peak Climbing journey, you’ll say goodbye to our team and Nepal. Although the journey will be finished, the memory will last in your heart forever. From the side of Boundless Adventure, you are always welcome to Nepal and heartily welcome to explore the beauty of Nepal more with us.