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is on the north of the col with Lakpa Ri (7,045 metres (23,114 ft)) and Kartse (6,507 metres (21,348 ft)) to the south. A second glacier descends from Kharta
Changri (7,056 metres (23,149 ft)) to the north, converging into the main glacier. Beyond and below the Lhakpa La to the west is
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eventually discovering that the Kama Chu came from the unscalable
Kangshung Face. It turned out that the Kharta Chu came not from the North Col but from the Lhakpa La. Reaching this col, they found that the only way from there to the North Col was to descend some 1,200 feet to the upper East Rongbuk
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to the south and eventually reaching the
Kangshung Glacier to see the Kangshung Face – the glacier has retreated considerably since the 1921 expedition. The return is made over Langma La back to Kharta Chu and then, passing through Lhundrubling, heads eastwards to the start. A local guide is
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They found that, compared with the cold barrenness of the
Rongbuk valley north of Everest, the Kharta and, even more noticeably, the Kama valleys were warm and verdant. Rhododendron, and scrub birch and juniper cover the valley slopes and willow borders the lower streams. On a practical level they
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headed back east to find a suitable base for exploration from the east of the mountain. Knowing by this time that the North Col was a likely good route, Howard-Bury found the glacial Kharta Chu which he guessed might originate from the North Col. He returned to Tingri and then the whole expedition
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valley. The Kama valley and the
Kangshung Face tend to be the focus of the treks but the approach is from the Kharta valley which is returned to after a round tour. Many organisations offer trekking holidays and these are often part bookings on a larger organised expedition. A track passable by
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Starting at 6,849 metres (22,470 ft) at Lhakpa La, the Kharta
Glacier descends about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) over a distance of some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to its snout. The 7,227-metre (23,711 ft) mountain
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of
Everest. Kama Chu descends the valley southeast and somewhat parallel with Kharta Chu. Several passes cross north-south between the two valleys, the main ones being Karpo La, Langma La and Shao La.
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to the north of
Everest from where the northern and western approaches were explored. While the surveyors and climbers carried out this work, the leader of the expedition,
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via the Lhakpa La. Since that time Kharta has not been used as a way to approach the summit of
Everest but the two valleys have become a popular area for trekking.
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at a height of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft). The Phung Chu (called the Arun river in Nepal) descends a deep gorge as it cuts through
Himalaya to join the
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goes up the valley via Yuluk and Yulba and then heads south over Shao La and descends to Kama Chu. The trail ascends the Kama valley with
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essential (required by the authorities except for organised tours) and the journey on foot or yak takes about 10 days.
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and centred on the Kharta valley and Kama valley. The 40-kilometre (25 mi) Kharta valley starts at the col at
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were well afforested with plenty of wood for fuel – at Rongbuk the only fuel had been yak dung.
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from where tickets are available for the guarded Nature Preserve. The track leads to the village of
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moved to Kharta. From there various parties explored the Kharta and Kama valleys
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Kharta, Tibet from Morshead's map showing routes taken during the 1921 expedition
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on 24 September 1921 but they could get no further and had an arduous return.
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733:"Drive From Kathmandu to Kharta and Trek To Everest East Kangshung Face"
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Glacier and climb back up to the North Col. This climb was achieved by
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Everest : a trekker's guide : 9 treks in the Everest region
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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
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Reynolds, Kev (2011). "Trek 9, Kharta to the Kangshung Face".
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at the head of the Kharta Glacier from which the Kharta Chu (
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The Kama valley lies to the south, at its head being the
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Tse Chu is marked on the map at the head of the article.
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Snow in the Kingdom : my storm years on Everest
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1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
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1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
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1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition
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600:"Secret past of the man who conquered Everest"
405:Moyun (marked on the map), also written Mojun.
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565:. Eldorado Springs, Colo.: Mountain Imagery.
306:and provide a quieter area for trekking than
877:(2 ed.). Seattle: Mountaineers Books.
873:Trekking in Tibet : a traveler's guide
829:(1 ed.). New York: Longman & Green
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302:The Kharta and Kama valleys are within the
240:Possible childhood home of Tenzing Norgay
202:1921 expedition photograph of Kama valley
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654:"Sixty years of the dream conquest"
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304:Qomolangma National Nature Preserve
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743:from the original on 4 March 2016
387:"La" means col or pass in Tibetan
41:Sketch map of Kharta and environs
598:Douglas, Ed (24 December 2000).
414:Many yaks used for trekking are
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652:Das, Sujoy (6 April 2014).
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942:. Prentice-Hall. pp.
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378:"Chu" is Tibetan for river
360:as Kharda, Khata or Karta.
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88:at the foot of Everest's
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914:. Milnthorpe: Cicerone.
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166:Tibet Autonomous Region
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899:Murray, W. H. (1953).
266:village of Thame near
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561:Webster, Ed (2000).
356:Kharta is sometimes
248:Tenzing Norgay, 1953
124:East Rongbuk Glacier
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709:, pp. 184–192.
624:"The Fortunate Son"
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503:, pp. 221–222.
491:, pp. 252–371.
212:Charles Howard-Bury
145:at the foot of the
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537:Howard-Bury (1922)
501:Howard-Bury (1922)
317:Friendship Highway
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164:prefecture of the
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308:Everest Base Camp
143:Kangshung Glacier
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226:Guy Bullock
995:Categories
968:87°10′00″E
965:28°06′00″N
430:References
333:Chomolonzo
290:family in
217:(see maps)
132:Kosi River
927:24 August
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771:24 August
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668:22 August
644:22 August
614:22 August
462:22 August
435:Citations
422:, remain.
358:romanised
329:(see map)
128:Phung Chu
119:Khartaphu
104:Geography
98:North Col
78:Phung Chu
66:Lhakpa La
823:(1922).
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298:Trekking
264:Nepalese
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310:in the
276:Chinese
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253:Nepali
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162:Xigazê
158:Tingri
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