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Rolwaling Valley trails is are famous for their many hairpin bends and stunning views of mid-eastern range of the Himalaya including Gauri Shankar, Dorje Lhakpa, Tashi Laptsa, . Rowaling is located west of Everest and a few miles south of the Tibetan frontier and is known to be one of the seven hidden valleys in the Himalaya. The Rolwaling , literally known as : The Furrow " in the Sherpa language has always held a mysterious fascination. It is a wild and a little known valley and tales of the legendary yeti, or abominable snowman , have poured from the mouths of the handful of Sherpas who live there. It is on the slopes of the peaks of the Rolwaling that famous British Mountaineer Eric Shipton first photographed a yeti track in 1951. Years later the area was also the sight for Sir Edmund Hillary's famous expedition whose purpose was to search for elusive Yeti. Unfortunately he found nothing but the legend of the Yeti continues to this day. Length of trek 16 days Average hiking per day 6 hrs
Maximum elevation reached 5800 m |
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