Langtang Himal - Laurebina La & Gosainkund Lake Trekking

--- please choose a route --- from Dhunche (2020m) to Singh Gompa (3270m) from Singh Gompa (3270m) to Laurebina Yak (3910m) from Laurebina Yak (3910m) to mountain lake Gosainkund (4420m) climb from mountain lake Gosainkund (4420m) to Cholangpati Danda (4788m) from mountain lake Gosainkund (4420m) over Laurebina La pass (4654m) to Tharepati (3607m) from Tharepati (3607m) via Kutumsang (2470m) to Chisopani (2194m) from Chisapani (2194m) to Sundarijal (1460m)

from Gosainkund Lake over Laurebina La to Tharepati

• start point: lodges above Gosainkund Lake (4420m)
• highest point: saddle Laurebina La (4654m)
• final point: Tharepati (3607m)
• time: 8hrs to 10hrs 30mins
• height meters to beat: 1180m
• huts along the route: Phedi (3710m), Gopte (3430m)
• water along the route: yes (few streams between Phedi and Gopte)
• i walked this route: March 2012

• equipment needed: standard mountaineering / trekking gear

• difficulty: long; difficult terrain; high altitude; in spring season the path below Laurebina La is under snow

• route description:
- the path first descends from the lodges to the lake
- walk along the northern shore to start of the walk up to Laurebina La


part of the route along the Gosainkund Lake

- the climb starts with stone steps to a water spring (praying flags)
- further the path continues steeper upwards and on a small plateau at app. 4530m turns to the right
- follows a traverse below a minor peak (4680m)
- on your left side will appear Suryakund Lake


route to the Laurebina La

- last part before the actual saddle, the path leads thru a ragged plateau at height 4600 - 4650m
- Laurebina La Pass is marked with a stone stupa and a lot of praying flags
- it's also the highest point of the Langtang Trek


first part of descend from Laurebina La to the High Camp


path between High Camp and Phedi

- follows a descent thru a relatively wide valley to a place called High Camp (4240m, 3/2012 lodge closed)
- further down to Phedi it's significantly much steeper and rocky path


the descend from Laurebina La to Phedi

- the "descent" from Phedi to Gopte is a demanding traverse of several steep side ridges
- it's not a descent of 280m, as one might think when looking into a map
- right after Phedi is a very steep descent to a footbridge accross a stream
- from there a neverending series of ups and downs begins
- no point in describing it further (path leads partially in wood, but mostly stays above the tree line)
- after a longer ascent (significantly longer than all the previous ones) to one of the ridges, finally the descent to lodges at Gopte begins (3430m)


final traverse to Tharepati

- from Gopte path leads thru forrest and after few ups and downs one reaches a single lodge (3250m) - overnight possible
- from here to Tharepati it's still around 1 hour of walk
- the trail leads in few ups and downs thru wood and follows a longer ascent up to the tree line
- last part is a gently ascending traverse above the vegetation line to the lodges at Tharepati


trail between Ghopte and Tharepati