Three Passes Trek, Nepal - Gokyo, Ngozumpa Tse, and Renjo Pass - Ep. 4

The finals days 15 - 19 of our 19-day Three Passes hike. Ngozumpa Tse is a peak similar to Gokyo Ri, but lies 7km north at Lake V. Ngozumpa is more central in the glacial outflow and has sweeping views of Cho Oyu and Everest. We only saw other one person at the lake that day, and had the mountain to ourselves. This was the highlight of the Three Passes Trek for both of us.
Gokyo to Lake V, Ngozumpa Tse (Gokyo Ri alternative), Renjo Pass, and the exit hike back to Lukla past Thame.
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00:00 Ngozumpa Tse
05:45 Gokyo
06:06 Renjo Pass
10:40 Lungden to Namche
15:45 Namche to Lukla
18:25 Departure

[@stephenhammond3656]

Good stuff guys, I really enjoyed this!! Well done :)

[@kl-ke9ec]

Beautiful vid! Would you share your itinerary?

[@HTTravels]

Day 0 Arrive in Kathmandu
Day 1 Bus to Ramechapp @ 2am; Fly to Lukla @ 9am, end at Monjo
Day 2 Monjo to Namche Bazaar
Day 3 Acclimization Day - Hillary Viewpoint / Khunde Peak
Day 4 Namche Bazaar to Phortse
Day 5 Phortse to Pangboche
Day 6 Pangboche to Dingboche - (very short day, was feeling sick)
Day 7 Dingboche to Chukhung
Day 8 Acclimization Day - Chukhung Ri & Chukhung Tse
Day 9 Rest Day in Chukhung
Day 10 Chukhung to Lobuche (Kongma La Pass)
Day 11 Lobuche to EBC and back to Gorak Shep
Day 12 Kala Patthar and then to Lobuche
Day 13 Lobuche to Dzongla
Day 14 Dzongla to Gokyo (Cho La Pass)
Day 15 Ngozumpa Tse
Day 16 Rest day in Gokyo
Day 17 Goyko to Lungden (Renjo Pass)
Day 18 Lungden to Namche Bazaar
Day 19 Namche Bazaar to Lukla
Day 20 Fly out to Ramechapp, bus to Kathmandu
Be sure to add in a few flexible days before/after your flight to Lukla to account for a couple of sick-days during the hike, or a delayed flight! We had a originally booked our return flight from Lukla for day 21, and were easily able to get it bumped up to day 19.

[@kl-ke9ec]

Thanks very much, do you see a possibility to cut the trek a bit short by going from Dzonglha to Dingboche and back to Bamche Bazaar.

[@HTTravels]

@@kl-ke9ec Seems like you are planning a clockwise loop? The would cut out Everest Base Camp from your trip if you depart directly from Dzongla.
If you are doing counterclockwise, I'd recommend going 1 step further and departing directly from Gokyo instead of Dzongla. Cho La Pass and the Gokyo Lakes were spectacular, and I highly recommend seeing them! Plus this would keep the hike a loop, so you don't hike out the same Dingboche/Pangeboche valley you ascended in

[@kl-ke9ec]

@@HTTravels yes I was going to do clockwise because there number of threads emotioned it would have better view of the lakes, however I'm taking your advice to do counterclockwise instead, do you think by not going to EBC it would be More comfortable to make a 14 days trip?

[@HTTravels]

@@kl-ke9ec It is a nice view of the lakes over Gokyo from Renjo Pass, but I think you could cut that and do Gokyo Ri instead. The counterclockwise loop has a more gradual ascent up the Dingboche/Pangeboche side, which is better for acclimatization too.
That Dingboche side was was spectacular, I would prefer spending time in that valley rather than the Thame valley (which I found quite barren and boring compared to the rest of the trail).