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trekking

[Open Street Map overview of terrain] Gokyo Ri trek

• according to Lonely Planet Guide*

The trek to Gokyo Ri is listed as taking around 12 days and takes you 5360m height.

Day	From	To	Time	Start Alt.	Up	Down	End Alt.
1	Lukla	Phakding	3 hours	2700	50	50	2700
2	Phakding	Namche Bazaar	5.5 hours	2700	1000	100	3600
3	Namche Bazaar			3600			3600
4	Namche Bazaar			3600			3600
5	Namche Bazaar	Phortse Thenga	2-3 Hours	3600	530	290	3680
6	Phortse Thenga	Dole	1.5-2 Hours	3680	410	0	4090
7	Dole	Machhermo	2 Hours	4090	320	0	4410
8	Machhermo	Gokyo	3.5 Hours	4410	350	0	4750
9	Gokyo	Gokyo Ri (optional)	4 Hours	4750	570	570	5360
9	Gokyo	Gokyo Lakes	5 Hours	4750	200	200	5150
10	Gokyo	Phortse	5-7 Hours	4750	0	900	3810
11	Phortse	Namche Bazaar	3-5 Hours	3810	300	700	3600
12	Namche Bazaar	Lukla	6-7 Hours	3600	300	1000	2700

• According to a commercial trekking organisation ( http://www.himalayanglacier.com/trekking-in-nepal/5/gokyo-lakes-and-gokyo-ri-trek.ht )

Day 01:	Arrive in Kathmandu (1300 m/4264 ft)
Day 02:	Kathmandu: Sightseeing and trek preparation
Day 03:	Fly to Lukla (2,800 m/9,184 ft), trek to Phakding (2,652 m/8,700 ft)	3 - 4 hours
Day 04:	Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,440 m/11,283 ft)	5 - 6 hours
Day 05:	Namche Bazaar: acclimatization
Day 06:	Namche Bazaar to Phorse (3810 m/ 12,496 ft)	5 - 6 hours
Day 07:	Phorse Village to Machhermo-(4,470 m/ 14,663 ft)	5 - 6 hours
Day 08:	Machharmo to Gokyo (4800 m/15,744 ft)	5 - 6 hours
Day 09:	Gokyo Valley: Climb Gokyo Ri (5357 m/17,570 ft) and hike to fifth lakes	5 - 6 hours
Day 10:	Gokyo to Dole	3 - 4 hours
Day 11:	Dole to Namche Bazaar	4 - 5 hours
Day 12:	Namche Bazaar to Lukla	6 - 8 hours
Day 13:	Fly to Kathmandu
Day 14:	Final departure

luggage to leave behind

• arrange with yak*yeti to store it for us

• Yak&Yeti porters to bring our luggage to the airport , between internal flight & our departure