Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek

ʻO ka hoʻokele kaʻa ʻana i Machha Khola mai Kathmandu mai ka hoʻomaka ʻana o kēia huakaʻi hoihoi ʻo Manaslu Tsum Valley. He nani kēia holo ʻana i kahi hoʻomaka o ka huakaʻi, e hele ana i ke komohana mai ke kapikala o ka ʻāina. ʻOiai ʻo ka wāwae mua o ka holo he laumania me kekahi mau puʻupuʻu a me nā lua, ʻokoʻa loa ka hapa lua.

Ma hope o ka hōʻea ʻana i Dumre, e huli ʻākau mākou a hele i ka ʻākau i ke kauhale ʻo Aarughat. Mai laila mai, lilo ke alanui i alanui ʻinoʻino a puʻupuʻu, he alanui kuaʻāina puʻu maʻamau. Ma ke kaʻa ʻana ma ke awāwa ʻo Budhi Gandaki, Soti Khola, a ma hope o ka muliwai i uka, e hōʻea mākou iā Machha Khola ma hope o 9 mau hola o ka hoʻokele kaʻa ʻana.

Ka mamao o ke kaʻa: 160km

Ma ka lā 2 o ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek, e uhi mākou ma kahi o 16 km, kahi e loaʻa ai iā mākou ma kahi o 470 mika o ke kiʻekiʻe. Hoʻomaka ka huakaʻi me ka hahai ʻana i ka muliwai ʻo Budi Gandaki i uka, e piʻi mālie ana ma waena o ka ululāʻau nui o Rhododendron a me Sal. Ma hope o kahi o 1.5 mau hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana, e hōʻea mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Khorlabesi, ko mākou wahi hoʻomaha mua.

Ke hoʻomau nei i ka huakaʻi, e hele mākou ma luna o nā ala hele wāwae e hiki ai i Tatopani. Mai laila mai, e hele mākou ma ke alahaka kau, e alakaʻi ana iā mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Dobhan. Ma hope o ka hala ʻana ma Yaru Bagar lāua ʻo Tharo Bharyang, e hōʻea mākou i kā mākou wahi nānā mua o ka huakaʻi. Ma hope o ka hōʻoia ʻia ʻana o kā mākou mau palapala ʻae, e hōʻea koke mākou iā Jagat.

Ka mamao o ka hele wāwae: 16 km

ʻO ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe o ka lā 3 o ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek ma kahi o 900 mika. ʻO ka hapa mua o ka lā e hōʻike ana i kahi piʻi mālie ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka muliwai ʻo Budi Gandaki. Ke hele nei ma waena o kahi ululāʻau paina a me ka rhododendron, e hōʻea koke mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Salleri. Ma hope o kahi hoʻomaha pōkole, e iho mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Sirdibas ma mua o ka piʻi hou ʻana.

Ma hope o ke kaʻa ʻana i kahi alahaka, e piʻi mālie mākou a hiki i ke kauhale ʻo Philim, kahi noho nui ʻo Gurung, kahi e komo ai i ka ʻāina ʻo Tsum. Ma hope o ka ʻaina awakea ma Philim, e piʻi mākou i ka piʻi hope loa o ka lā, e hōʻike ana i kahi piʻi ʻoi i Lokpa.

Ka mamao o ka hele wāwae: 13 km

Ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā lā hele wāwae ma mua, ua pōkole kēia lā, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hoʻomaha nui a me ka hele wāwae liʻiliʻi. ʻOi aku ka lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi holo wāwae o kēia lā ma mua o 7 km, a pono e lawe iā mākou ma kahi o 5 mau hola e uhi ai. I ka hopena o ka lā, e loaʻa iā mākou kahi kiʻekiʻe o 150 mika.

Ke hele hohonu nei i loko o ke awāwa ʻo Tsum i kaupalena ʻia, e piʻi mākou ma waena o ka ululāʻau paina a me ka rhododendron. Ma hope koke iho, e hele mākou ma ke alahaka kau a hahai i ke ala i ke kauhale ʻo Ripchet. Ma hope o kahi hoʻomaha pōkole ma Ripchet, e hoʻomau mākou i ka huakaʻi i ko mākou hala ʻana ma kahi ululāʻau ma mua o ka hiki ʻana i Chumling.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 7km

ʻO ka lā 5 o ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek e hōʻike ana i kahi mamao hele wāwae 8 km me ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe o 645 mika. E hoʻomaka ana i ka lā, e iho mākou i ka muliwai ʻo Lungwa no kekahi manawa pōkole. Ma hope koke iho, e piʻi mākou i kahi moʻo o nā switchbacks ma waena o kahi ululāʻau momona. Ma hope o ke hele ʻana ma kēia ʻāpana, e hōʻea mākou i kahi ākea ākea me kahi hiʻohiʻona nani o nā piko ma ka ʻākau.

Ma hope o kahi o 3 mau hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana, e hele mākou ma ke alahaka kau kahiko ma luna o ka muliwai ʻo Syar. ʻO kēia kahi hoʻomaka o ka piʻi ʻana ma luna o kahi kualono haiki. Hōʻike kēia ʻāpana o ka hele wāwae i kahi hiʻohiʻona nani o nā piko ʻo Ganesh a me Baudha. Ma hope koke iho, e hōʻea mākou i kā mākou wahi i manaʻo ʻia no ka lā, ʻo Chhokangparo, i kapa ʻia hoʻi ʻo Chekampar.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 8km

I kēia lā, e piʻi mākou ma luna o 330 mika o ke kiʻekiʻe, e hele wāwae ana no kahi o 6 mau hola a uhi i 9.5 km. Ke haʻalele nei iā Chhokangparo, e piʻi hohonu mākou i loko o ke awāwa, e hele ana i ka hikina ʻākau. ʻO ka hapa mua o ke alahele e hele pū ʻia me kahi hiʻohiʻona o nā piko o Himalchuli a me Ganesh Himal. Ma hope koke iho, e hōʻea mākou i ke kapa o ka muliwai ʻo Syar.

Ma hope o ke kapa o ka muliwai, e hōʻea mākou i ke ana ʻo Phiren Phu, kahi kahua hoʻomana kaulana kahi i manaʻoʻiʻo ʻia ai ua noʻonoʻo ʻo Guru Milarepa. ʻO ia kekahi o nā mea koʻikoʻi o ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek. Ma hope o kahi kipa pōkole i ke ana, e hoʻomau mākou i ka piʻi ʻana a hiki i ka Nile.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 9.5km

ʻO kēia ka lā hoʻomaʻamaʻa mua ʻana ma ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Manaslu Tsum Valley. No ka hoʻohana pono ʻana i ko mākou manawa, e hele mākou i kahi huakaʻi hele wāwae i Mu Gompa. Ke haʻalele nei mākou mai Nile, e hele mākou i ke komohana, e hele ana ma nā wahi lau nahele liʻiliʻi a me nā mea kanu maloʻo ma lalo o ka alpine. Ma hope o ka piʻi ʻana he 2 hola, e uhi mākou ma kahi o 5.5 km a hiki i Mu Gompa.

He mau kenekulia ka lōʻihi o kēia wahi hoʻomana, me nā kiʻi paia kahiko, nā kiʻi pena ʻōlinolino, a me nā huila pule. E ʻimi mākou i ka gompa, ka pā hale, a e hauʻoli i kahi hiʻohiʻona nani o ke awāwa ma lalo ma mua o ka hoʻi ʻana i ka Nile e hoʻomaha ai i ka pō. I ka huakaʻi a hoʻi mai, e uhi mākou ma kahi o 11 km o ka mamao holoʻokoʻa.

Ka mamao o ka hele wāwae: 11km

I ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana me ka lā ma mua, he lā lōʻihi loa ko mākou e kali nei. ʻO ka lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi he 6 a 7 mau hola me ka nalowale o ke kiʻekiʻe o 975 mika. Ke haʻalele nei mākou i ka Nile, e iho mākou ma ka ʻaoʻao o nā piʻo o ka muliwai ʻo Syar. Ke iho nei i lalo, e hala mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Chule, a ukali ʻia e Phurbe.

Ke hoʻomau nei i ka iho ʻana, e hele mākou i Rachen Gompa, kekahi o nā hale mōneka liʻiliʻi ma ka ʻāina. Mai laila mai, e hala mākou iā Domje, Kowo, Tanju, a me nā wahi noho hou aku e hiki ai i kahi ululāʻau mānoanoa. Ke hele nei ma waena o ka ululāʻau, he hui ia o nā ala pālahalaha a me nā ala iho. Ma hope o kekahi manawa pōkole, e hōʻea mākou i kahi e hele ai i ka lā.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 17.5km

Hoʻomaka ka lā 9 o ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek me ka hahai ʻana i ke kahawai ʻo Syar i lalo. Ma hope o 20 mau minuke, e hele mākou ma ke alahaka kau ma luna o kahi kahawai liʻiliʻi. Ke hele wikiwiki nei i lalo, e hala mua mākou i kahi ululāʻau paina a me rhododendron me nā ʻāina mahiʻai terrace i kekahi manawa.

Ma hope koke iho, e hala mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Lokpa a hoʻomau i ke iho ʻana, ma hope o kahi hoʻomaha pōkole. Ke emi nei ke kiʻekiʻe, e ākea ke ala a hele i nā alahaka kau he nui me nā kumulāʻau a me nā mea kanu ma ka ʻāina a puni. ʻAʻole e lōʻihi ka manawa e hiki ai i ke kauhale ʻo Deng. Aia ma 1860 mika ke kiʻekiʻe, ʻoi aku ka mahana o kēia kauhale ma mua o ko mākou mau kū ʻana i ka pō ma mua.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 14.5km

Ma hope o ke kahawai ʻo Budi Gandaki, e piʻi mākou mai Deng a hele i ke kauhale ʻo Rana. Ma hope o ka hoʻomaha ʻana ma Rana, e hoʻomau mākou i ka huakaʻi, e hele ma ke alahaka kau, a hiki i ke kauhale ʻo Bihi Phedi. Ma hope o ka hala ʻana i kēia kauhale, e hōʻea koke mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Prok. Mai laila mai, hele ke ala ma waena o kahi ululāʻau ʻohe, e hāʻawi ana i nā hiʻohiʻona o Shringi Himal i kekahi manawa.

E lawelawe ʻia kā mākou ʻaina awakea ma kekahi kauhale kokoke i kapa ʻia ʻo Ghap. Ma hope o ka ʻaina awakea, piʻi hou ke ala me nā paia Mani a me nā chortens ma ke ala. Ma hope koke iho, e hōʻea mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Namrung.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 15km

Ma ka lā 11 o ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek, e haʻalele mākou iā Namrung, e nānā i kā mākou mau palapala ʻae ma ke kahua nānā, a piʻi mālie ma hope o ke kahawai e piʻi ana i luna. Ke piʻi mākou i ke kiʻekiʻe, e hauʻoli mākou i nā hiʻohiʻona o nā piko o Naike, Ganesh, a me Himal Chuli ma kahi mamao. ʻO kā mākou wahi kū mua o ka lā, ʻo Lihi, ʻaʻole ia mamao loa.

Mai Lihi mai, e iho mālie mākou i ke awāwa ʻo Simnang a hele i ke alahaka ma luna o ka muliwai ʻo Hinang. Ma hope koke iho, e komo mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Lho, kahi e lawelawe ʻia ai kā mākou ʻaina awakea. Ma hope o ka ʻai hou ʻana, e piʻi mākou i ka piʻi hope loa o ka lā. He luhi kēia piʻi ʻana akā hiki ke hana ʻia.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 11km

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka māʻona ma Shyala, e hoʻomaka mākou i ka lā me ka piʻi ʻana. Hāʻawi kēia ʻāpana o ka lā i nā hiʻohiʻona hanohano o ka ʻāina alpine a me ka ʻāina. Ke piʻi mālie nei i ke kiʻekiʻe, e hala mākou i nā moraines glacial, chortens, a hele i Pungen Gompa. Aia ma 3870 mika ma luna o ka ʻilikai, hāʻawi kēia gompa i kahi hiʻohiʻona nani o Manaslu, Himalchuli, a me nā piko o Nadi.

He wahi mōʻaukala ʻo Pungen Gompa e hōʻike ana i ka moʻomeheu a me ke kuhikuhipuʻuone Buddhist Tibet. Ma hope o kahi kipa pōkole i ka gompa, e iho mākou i Sama Gaon. ʻO kēia ʻāpana hope o ka lā he iho pōkole ia, e lawe ana ma kahi o 2 mau hola e hoʻopau ai. ʻO ka nalowale o ke kiʻekiʻe o ka lā he 250 mika.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 15.5km

I kēia lā, e kipa aku mākou i kahi hale mōneka no kahi pule kakahiaka ma mua o ka haʻalele ʻana i ke kauhale. ʻO kēia ka lā hele wāwae pōkole loa o ka papa hana hele wāwae ʻo Manaslu Tsum Valley, no laila he manawa ko mākou e holoholo ai ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka hele wāwae. ʻO ka hapa mua o ka hele wāwae e hele ana ma waena o nā moraines glacial me nā hiʻohiʻona o Ganesh Himal, Manaslu, a me Himal Chuli.

Ma hope o ke kahawai ʻo Budi Gandaki e piʻi ana i luna, e hōʻea mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Sho ma kahi o hoʻokahi hola. Ma laila e hoʻomaha ai mākou, e hauʻoli mākou i ka nānā pono ʻana i ka piko ʻo Manaslu ʻĀkau a me ka puʻu ʻo Manaslu. Mai laila mai, ʻaʻole e lōʻihi ka manawa e hōʻea ai i kahi i manaʻo ʻia no ka lā.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 9km

ʻO kēia ka lā hoʻomaʻamaʻa hope loa ma ka papa hana hele wāwae ʻo Manaslu Tsum Valley. ʻO ka huakaʻi hele wāwae o kēia lā e lawe iā mākou i ke ala ʻo Rui La, e hōʻea ana i kahi kokoke i 5000 mika, kekahi o nā wahi kiʻekiʻe loa o ka huakaʻi. Ma hope o kahi kuahiwi pali, e hele mākou ma ke awāwa ʻo Saya Khola a hoʻomaka i ka huakaʻi. Ma hope o 5 mau hola, e hōʻea mākou i ka piko o ke ala, e hōʻike ana i kahi hiʻohiʻona hanohano o nā hau hau ʻo Pungyen a me Fukang. Me ka hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona, e ʻai mākou i kā mākou ʻaina awakea ma laila ma mua o ka hoʻi ʻana i ke kauhale ʻo Samdo e hoʻomaha ai i ka pō.

I ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka lā, e hele mākou ma waena o kahi alpine, e iho iki ana i ka muliwai ʻo Budi Gandaki. E hele mākou ma ke kahawai ma luna o kahi alahaka kahiko, e alakaʻi ana iā mākou i Larke Bazaar. Hōʻailona kēia i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o kahi piʻi mālie e hele ana ma nā wahi neoneo o kahi noho i haʻalele ʻia. Ma hope koke iho, e hiki mākou i ka piʻi hope loa o ka lā, kahi piʻi ʻoi e alakaʻi ana iā mākou i Dharamshala, i ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo Larke Phedi.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 6km

Mai Dharamshala mai, e uhi ana mākou ma kahi o 24 km e hiki ai i kā mākou wahi i manaʻo ʻia no ka lā, ʻo ia ka lā hele wāwae lōʻihi loa o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Manaslu Tsum Valley. E hoʻomaka mākou i ka lā i kakahiaka nui, e piʻi ana ma luna o nā moraines a me nā pali pōhaku. Ke piʻi aʻe nei mākou i ke kiʻekiʻe, piʻi aʻe ke ala; he 2.5 hola ka lōʻihi o kēia piʻi ʻana, e lawe ana iā mākou i ka piko o Larkya La Pass. ʻO kēia ka wahi kiʻekiʻe loa o ka hele wāwae.

ʻO ke kahua no ka piko e pili ana i ka glacier ʻo Manaslu, ʻo Himlung Himal, ʻo Kang Guru, ʻo Cheo Himal, ʻo Annapurna II, a me nā mea hou aku. Ma hope o kahi hoʻomaha pōkole ma ka piko, e hoʻomaka mākou i ka iho ʻana i Bhimtang. ʻO kēia hāʻule ma luna o ka ʻāina paʻakikī e hala ana ma kekahi mau loko ma mua o ka hiki ʻana i kahi pāpū mauʻu.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 24km

He lā hele wāwae lōʻihi hou kēia i kēia lā. Hoʻomaka ke ala me ka iho ʻana i Dudh Khola, a laila ma ke alanui, a hiki i ke kauhale ʻo Hompuk. Mai laila mai, e hoʻomau mākou i ka iho ʻana a komo i nā ala ākea me nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo a puni. Ma hope koke iho, e hōʻea mākou iā Karche, a ukali ʻia e kahi hoʻomaha kaulana ʻo Yak Kharka. Ma hope o kahi hoʻomaha pōkole, e hele mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Gho, a ukali ʻia e Tilije, a hiki i Dharapani. Pēlā i pau ai ka lā hele wāwae hope loa ma ka Manaslu Tsum Valley Trek.

Ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae: 16km

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka nui, I ko mākou huakaʻi mai Dharapani (1963) , ke kihi o ke ala kaapuni ʻo Annapurna , hele mākou ma kahi nānā palekana. Kau mākou i kahi kaʻa (Jeep kaʻana like) mai dharapani a hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma besisashar (760).

Holo mākou i kahi kaʻa ʻē aʻe (kaʻa kaʻa kūloko) ma Besisahar a hoʻi i Kathmandu a laila e lawe ʻia ʻoe i kahi hōkele ma Kathmandu, kahi e ʻai ai mākou i kahi pāʻina aloha, a ma hope o kēlā hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻolilo i kou manawa ponoʻī ma Kathmandu.

Ka mamao o ka hele wāwae a me ke kaʻa: 220 Km