Among the three faces of Everest, the east or Kangshung is undoubtedly the most beautiful area to explore the view. Our signature trip to the Kangshung follows across the forbidden border's itinerary as far as Shekar, where we meet our Sherpas. (We employee Sherpa as our leader in the Himalayas). From Shekar we drive to Kharta and begin trekking in alpine desert. Laconic yaks will carry our gears. Soon we're reveling in that surprisingly rare Himalayan commodity. Crossing the 4,876 m. pass, we suddenly enter a delicate of Makalu and Chomolongzo. A few days later we enter the Kangshung Valley and the aura of Everest. We spend a couple of days hiking and catching rays of mountain beauty at Pethang Ringmo, a high pasture flanked by looming peaks, including the Goddess Mother herself.

We loop back to Kharta via the 5,181 m. Langma La. Back in the rain shadow of Tibet, we drive to a night or two camping by the fabled Rongbuk Monastery, set exquisitely beneath Everest's North Face, then complete the eventful drive to Kathmandu.
 

Glimpse of trekking itinerary:
Day 1 Arrive in Kathmandu
Day 2 Full day city jaunt
Day 3 Free day in Kathmandu.
Day 4 Kathmandu to Lhasa by flight.
Day 5/6 Lhasa sight seeing and acclimatization.
Day 7 Lhasa - Gyantse.
Day 8 Gyantse - Xigatse.
Day 9 Xigatse - Shekar.
Day 10 Shekar - Kharta.
Day 11/22 On trek to Kangshung face (Mount Everest east face).
Day 23 Drive to camp at Rongbuk.
Day 24 Rongbuk to Tingri camp.
Day 25 Tingri to Zhangmu.
Day 26 Cross border and drive back to Kathmandu.
Day 27 In Kathmandu.
Day 28 Final departure.

The great buttress of Chomolonzo (7,787 m.) from the 4,876 m., camp at Pethang Ringmo, on the Kangshung trek. The first Everest expedition camped here in 1921. Like us, they took in this view with merry hearts, then turned to the right and saw the huge East Face of the Everest, and were surprised.