| GOKYO CHOLA PASS TREKKING:
The second part of our trip heads up the Dudh Kosi Valley, crowned by the 8.153-meter peak of Cho Oyu and its companion peak Gyachung Kang. Gokyo vs. Kala Pattar is a favourite argument: those who have visited both seem to rate Gokyo slightly higher. Despite this it gets fewer trekkers; the lure of Everest Base Camp is too strong.
Take the trail on the valley's west side. Head through small summer herding settlements to skirt the giant Ngozumba Glacier and arrive at a series of small lakes. Gokyo (4,750 meters) is a tiny herding settlement by the third lake and has several lodges. Climb the 5,483-meter peak to the north-west (also dubbed Kala Pattar) for views of Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu, plus a host of smaller peaks. Several more lakes and Cho Oyu Base Camp lie north up the glacier.
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