Nepal Himalaya: Lumba Sumba Trek, Kanchenjunga - Week 3

The Lumba Sumba pass trek is in the Kanchenjunga region of Nepal. It is in a little-known undiscovered trekking region - off the beaten track in the remote and isolated Eastern Himalaya. More info at benhowe.co.nz/
The trail traverses the mountains between the third and fifth highest in the world - Kanchenjunga and Makalu. It passes through rarely visited Sherpa and Limbu villages, rugged valleys and up to the spectacular Lumba Sumba pass itself.
The Lumba Sumba was only opened to foreign trekkers in 2012. But even now (2018), very few outside visitors go there. Although there are teahouses in many villages, up towards the pass the trek requires at least three or four nights of camping. Many people camp for the whole trek, but mixing it up with a combination of simple lodges and camping worked for us. Once we had left the Kanchenjunga trail, we didn’t see a single other foreign trekker for about two weeks. We were late in the season (November), but I expect if you visit at any time trekker numbers will be low.
Online, I met Andrew from England, then Prakash (guide) and Sundesh (porter) from Nepal. We were a small group of four trekkers.
Music Credits
Moog tracks by Ben Howe
Tibetan Monks Chanting at Gyuto Branch Monastery House No. 422, McLeod Ganj by Samuel Corwin is licensed under a Attribution License.
A Man Approaches with Bowed Sitar, Rishikesh by Samuel Corwin is licensed under a Attribution License.
flute and tabla by Bruce Miller is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.
Song 1 by Bruce Miller is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

[@gurungpritam5167]

Thank you for sharing breath taking views of lovely Himalaya and eastern nepalese culture..

[@TravelCollected]

Thanks for the comment - it was a fantastic place to visit

[@penpatseringbhote2246]

Thank you for visiting my village thudam....

[@TravelCollected]

a very nice village!

[@robinrai9794]

thanks for helping our economy

[@TravelCollected]

thanks for letting me visit your beautiful country!

[@feverfilms]

Hey Ben, that's a great video and wow what an amazing part of Nepal- makes me want to go. Cheers, Fergus

[@TravelCollected]

thanks Fergus!

[@mardan242]

loved your video. we did Lumba Sumba pass in dec 2015 and we felt the same way. long tiring days, lots of landslides, there was a lot more snow at the top when we trekked . very cold indeed. loved the remotness of the place . did you fly there or took the bus? we made the mistake to take the bus from Kmd.

[@TravelCollected]

thanks and yes, fantastic spot and very remote. I took a plane at either end. I expect the bus would have been pretty gruelling!