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      Šumava, Jizerské hory
  Jeseníky, Králický Sněžník
Slovensko   Malá Fatra
     Roháče, Vysoké Tatry
Německo  Bavorské Alpy
Švýcarsko   Bernské Alpy
                      Walliské Alpy
Itálie   Hochfeiler, Monte Vioz                 Ortler
       Slovinsko   Julské Alpy
Chorvatsko   Dinara
  Bulharsko   Rila
Řecko   Dírfi
Španělsko   Sierra Nevada
Maroko   Jebel Toubkal
Turecko   Ararat
Gruzie   Kazbek
Arménie   Aragats
Írán   Sabalan, Damávand
Nepál   Langtang Himal
Čína   Lamo She Shan
                  Si Gu Niang
Keňa   Mt. Kenya
Tanzánie   Kilimandžáro

Langtang Himal - Laurebina La & Gosainkund Lake Trekking

from Gosainkund Lake to Cholangpati Danda

start point: mountain lake Gosainkund (4380m)
final point: Cholangpati Danda (4788m)
ascend time: 1hrs 30min to 2hrs 30min
height meters to beat: 450m
huts along the route:: no
water along the route: yes (spring above the lake, 4430m)
i walked this route: March 2012

equipment needed:
- standard mountaineering / trekking gear
- in spring season (March, April) larger part of the climb can be under snow
- for the steep section, crampons might be needed (depending snow conditions)

difficulty: most of the climb off the trekking route, rocky terrain; snow in spring

route description:
- from the Gosainkund lodges one descends to the lake first
- walks along it's northern shore and then up to a water spring (praying flags) above the lake
- shortly above the spring one has to leave the trekking route to the left
- walk up to the Cholangpati Danda ridge is not a part of the Laurebina La Trek
- over a small rocky plateau get below a steep slope, which leads to a flat col
- it's better to beat the slope in it's leftmost part – less rocky, partially usable path


approximate ascend/descend route

- in March (beginning April) this section can be covered under frozen snow
- crampons might be needed (slope over 40 deg. steep)
- to the left above the little pass is a significant rock, which has to be bypassed from the right to it's "top"
- from there one can already see the whole remaining climb over a rock/grass ridge to the summit


route from the col to the summit

- if the weather is good Manaslu, Himal Chuli, Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung, Naya Kanga, Surya Peak peaks can be seen from the summit