Paldor
Peak falls in the range of Ganesh Himal,
northwest of Kathmandu. As the area
is relatively near to Kathmandu, it
is possible to organize an entire climbing
expedition within 17 days. High camp
is relatively far from the summit. It
is still quite a distance to climb from
this camp. A summit camp needs to be
placed another four hours climb from
the high camp. From the summit camp,
it is a very long day to climb Paldor.
After reaching at he summit, you will
have a paranomic view of Mt. Machhapuchhre
(Fish Tail) in the Annapurna range,
all the way to the peaks of the Khumbu
region along with the Mt. Shisapangma
and the brown hills of Tibet.
The quickest approach to Paldor and
Ganesh Himal is from Sabru near Dunche
in the Trisuli valley which can be reached
in a 6 to 7 hours drive from Kathmandu.
From here the trail crosses the Langtang
Khola to Sabrubesi. After crossing the
Bhote Kosi river the route leads via
Tamang villages of Tangjet and Gatlang,
then heads northwards along the ridge
before dropping into the forest above
Mailung Khola to pick up the newly built
road that leads to an army post. The
moraine filled valley below Paldor is
reached from here in another days walk.
A more interesting approach is the trek
from Sundarijal (on the outskirts of
Kathmandu valley) through the hills
of Helambu and over the Gosainkunda
range to Sabru. The return from the
mountain can be made by trekking directly
to Trisuli Bazaar in about 4 or 5 days
from where a drive of about 3 hours
bring one back to Kathmandu.
Itinerary::
Day
01:
Arrival
in Kathmandu, transfer to hotel, day
at leisure