Hilary Bridge During the Everest Luxury Trek With Heli Back
There is numerous suspension bridge from Lukla to Namchebazar.Out of them Hillary suspension bridge is the final bridge to crossfor putting your feet at Namchebazar located at Larche Dovan. After 30-40 walk from Jorsalle(Lunch place ), you will see two bridge hanging and connecting two cliff above the Dudhkoshi River . Surely, the lower and dying suspension bridge is original Hillary bridge named after the Sir,Admund Hilary. Instead of renovate that original Hillary Bridge, Government decided to build a new bridge above of it and original Hillary bridge let be as a open museum without a entrance ticket. Namche and Chaurikharka village development committee started to build the 113 m long new bridge on 21 April 2011 and completed on 31 July,2013. Locally this bridge named as “Shree Larche Dovan Jholunge Pul”. While crossing the bridge , you can see Mt. Tabuche 6496m and Cholatse 6440m on your right where as can see dramatic view of valley including Dudhkoshi River . After 15-20 min walk from the bridge you can see the first view of Mt. Everest as well.
Note : while the mule and donkey crossing this suspension bridge ,wait for your turn.
Namchebazar During The Everest Luxury Trek With Heli Back
Namche Bazar is a gateway of Khumbu and Gokyo Valley set up at altitude of 3440m from sea level and surrounded by Mt.Kongde Re(6187m)on South and Mt. Thamserku(6606m) in East . Since there is great number of Sherpa people staying and have huge economic movement it is also know as unofficial capital city of Solukhumbu District. Ancient time, it acts as trading port for the lower and higher village in Himalayan territory. Most of the time people used to come with yak product like as yak cheese, butter, yak hair and many more to exchange with grain. Afterward Sir Admund Hilary and Tenzin Norgay Sherpa climbed Mt.Everest on 1953 AD, face of this small village changed drastically with in few decades. Every individual spends a night to get the joy of this atmosphere and for acclimatization as well. It is also known as Thamel of Solukhumbu district where you could get anything you want like as trekking gears, souvenir, Irish Pub, coffee point, pizza point and star accommodation as well. Sherpa cultural museum, National Park ground, Monastery, School and spa are available in this small town. Most notable reason to spend a night before climb high is to acclimatized your body with altitude so that most of trekkers they stop and go for hike to Everest view hotel. National Park and Everest view hotel is the best view point for Mt. Everest. Since they can get the 360 degree mountain view including Mt.Everest ,Mt.Amadablam,Mt.Kongde Ri ,Mt.Khumbilla (holy Montain),Mt.Lhotse ,Mt. Nuptse and many more ,Some People trek just till Namchebazzar .
Alpinist Memorial During The Everest Luxury Trek With Heli Back
After 2-3 hour gentle ascend from Dingboche, you will reach at Thukla . Thukla is one and only a food point in between Dingboche and Labuche where most of trekkers have there lunch and climb acute uphill to reach Thukla Pass. You may feel difficult in this part of Everest Base Camp route but if you keep going on you can make it this part with in one and half hour walk. Once your step touch the top of Thukla pass at altitude of 4800m from sea label, you will notice the hundreds of memorial of climber and sherpa who lost their life during expedition of different mountain in Khumbu valley including Mt.Everest.
“ Go Sleep Forever in Everest, His soul will always remain Alive ,and Rest in Peace” some of stone slap is decorated by these great statement to Honor their family member’s soul . The deceased family ,friends and their well wisher make these kind of monument to show respect and pray for peacefully set up in Heaven.
The most notable among the monument is the memorial dedicating to Mr.Scott Eugene Fischer. An American climbing guide, Mr.Scott Eugene Fischer died in may 11,1996 at age pf 40 years. He was a great personal with great heart and responsible climbing guide. During that expedition, he came down to basecamp from Cam II with ill Dale Cruise and get back to camp II to re -join his team. He took his last breath nearby to Southeast ridge balcony while descending down from very late summit at 3:45PM. He able to save Dale Cruise but not able to protect himself.
Thukla pass Alpinist memorial park also hold the memorial monument of great climber Babu Chiri Sherpa who died in Everest on April 25.
Reading all of those inscriptions mentioned in each memorial stone and taking photo of all memo of great alpinist provide tremendous feeling about mountain life. You will know how difficult to climb up and also teach how much difficult to maintain physically and mentally to go for adventure in high Himalaya.
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