Fellowship Day 6

Khumjung to Dole (4090m) 13418 ft
This is the most difficult trek among the rest, leaving the main trail to Mt. Everest, we will follow high on a ridge to 4000 meters past a large chorten at the village of Mong, said to be the birthplace of the saint Lama Sange Dorge, the reincarnate lama of Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet who introduced Buddhism to Khumbu. From there we descend to the village of Phortse Tenga by the Dudh Kosi (river). From Phortse the trail climbs steeply through forests of rhododendrons and then stands of juniper and large conifers as the altitude increases.