This is the Sacred Lake of Phoksundo in Nepal’s roadless most remote region of Dolpo. It really is this color. The only way to get to it is an extremely rugged trek over several high snowbound passes.
Wheeler Expeditions has secured a special permit allowing us to fly there in our helicopters during Himalaya Helicopter Expedition in November.
We go by helicopter to this amazing lake... and lake Tilicho at 16,138 ft.
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| Below, this is one of our groups from a prior expedition: you can be among this year's group in just a few weeks. We take two helicopters and it's an experience of a lifetime. This time we have ONE seat left... |
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| Not only experiencing the world's most impressive mountains up close, imagine...seeing these remote cultures and people. |
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The High Lama of the Kingdom of Lo
The mark of a true adventure is that there’s no way to really explain it – you have to experience it yourself to understand. Here’s a group of my fellow adventurers who understand – standing at the base of Makalu, the 5th highest mountain in the world at 27,838 feet.
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Our Wheeler Expeditions Group - 2017
What you see below would cause any world-class mountaineer’s jaw to drop.
The entire ridge line of the Kanchenjunga Massif is above 26,000 feet. What’s even more astounding is that no one has seen what you’re seeing before from this perspective – from a helicopter 23,000 feet high.
Most helicopters don’t fly remotely close to that height – except that our new specialized high-altitude Eurocopters can, and safely. Our pilots normally rescue climbers and are the best high-altitude pilots in the world. (Each of us has our own private oxygen supply at all times, so you can use it anytime you want.)
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Kanchenjunga Main, 3rd highest mountain in the world, 8,586 meters/28,169 ft
Next to the border of Chinese Tibet lies the Hidden Kingdom of Lo. The people of Lo are Tibetans who retain the last vestiges of traditional Tibetan life on earth, unchanged for centuries.
Closed to all foreigners until recently, it takes trekkers two weeks to get there and back, walking on yak trails at 12,000 feet or higher. We have been given an exclusive permit to fly our helicopters to the capital of Lo, the Walled City of Lo Manthang.
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Walled City of Lo Manthang
Founded in 1380 by the first King of Lo, Amne Pal, Lo Manthang is a UN World Heritage Site as the best preserved medieval walled city in the world. Many of its still-standing structures date from the late 1300s-early 1400s, including the King’s Palace and Jhampa and Thupchen Gompas.
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Thupchen Gompa
Next we visit a Drokpa Tibetan nomad encampment, where they’ll welcome us inside their tents for a cup of yak butter tea.
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Drokpa Tibetan Nomad Camp
Our friendly Tibetan hostess serving our butter tea.
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We then board our helicopters and are off to Dhaulagiri (Dazzling White Girl in Sanskrit). We get our first view as we depart Mustang.
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Dhaulagiri North and East Face,
Dhaulagiri is the 7th highest mountain in the world at 8,167 meters/26,788 feet.
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The most legendary trek in all the Himalayas is to the Annapurna Sanctuary. This is a stunning 13,000 foot-high basin surrounded by a gigantic Himalayan peaks.
No foreigners were allowed entry by the native Gurung yak herders until the mid-1950s, as they believe it is the home of their Naga serpent gods.
And suddenly, there we are, in the heart of the Sanctuary with Annapurna I looming in front of us… |
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Our high-altitude Eurocopter
Actually, this is but a glimpse of what we’re doing as there’s so much more.
Believe it or not, we do all of this in just one week – Saturday November 10 to Saturday November 17.
To join me for the most life-memorable adventure you’ve ever had, an experience you’ll treasure all your life, contact me: jack@wheelerexpeditions.com.
Now’s your chance – carpe diem! Life is short – the time for a great adventure is now.
I look forward to taking you to Everest and Beyond. And your standing beside me at Annapurna.
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For more info including stunning photos and details of trip cost, you can go here
The deadline to join us is coming up soon, so if you're interested, contact me now.
Any questions, you can also write to me at: jack@wheelerexpeditions.com. |
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