Rolwaling Himal


Rolwāling Himāl,, knows as a rural municipality, is a section of the Himalayas in east-central Nepal along the Tibet border. Rolwaling Himal includes Melungtse 7181m and Melungtse II 7023m inside Tibet and Gaurishankar 7134m on the Nepal border with some 50 additional peaks over 6000m, all extending from the Nangpa La pass where the Mahalangur section begins, southwest to the Tamakosi River. The Labuche Himal section rises beyond the Tamakosi to the northwest. Rolwaling Himal is bounded on the south by the Rolwaling Valley which contain several small sherpa villages Tasi Nam, Simigau and Beding under rolwaling valley, Tasi Nam is the largest town of the area. Five to six days are required to reach Namche Bazaar after Tasilapcha pass. Visitors can trek to Everest base camp by crossing Tasilapcha or fly from Kathmandu to Lukla.
Access to the valley and the mountains of the range is made on foot through an established trail system starting at Jagat, Bhiku rural municipality. Ten hours drive by local bus. A western style trek from Jagat to Beding will normally take four to five days. There are two ways to reach Beding, either by Tasinam village, or Simigua. From Tasinam trekkers can pass Daldung la pass and enjoy wonderful scenery, Himalayan species, cultures, flora and fauna. Tsho Rolpa is one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal. The lake, which is located at an altitude of 4,580 metres in the Rolwaling Valley, Dolakha.
Rolwaling valley is under Gaurishankar Rural municipality. The first Western exploration of the area was made by Eric Shipton in 1951 during the reconnaissance of Mount Everest.

Religion

Rolwaling is the site of a cave which some Buddhists consider blessed, and travel to for meditation.