Nepal, May 22 -- The trekking ... Gokyo lakes are the highest freshwater lake system in the world. There are many things to do at Gokyo Lake 3: visit the fifth lake, climb Gokyo Ri, ...

Gokyo Ri, Nepal. A fork in the well ... the trail comes to the first of the Gokyo Lakes, a chain of six lakes spread over more than 10km that form the highest freshwater lake system in the world.

As one of Nepal's most trusted trekking operators, Peace Nepal Treks has been offering guided Himalayan expeditions since 2004. Locally owned and operated by experienced Sherpas and certified guides, ...

The Gokyo Lakes The Gokyo village is located at 15,720 ... They are a magnificent site and one that can only be seen in Nepal. The best way to see the lakes is to add them to your Everest Base ...

On Valentine’s Day, the frozen Gokyo lakes near Everest base camp in Nepal witnessed a spectacular event. Athletes from Canada, Russia, India and the US performed elaborate figure skating ...

The five high-altitude lakes of Gokyo lie at an altitude of around 4,750m in north-eastern Nepal. The walk to Gokyo includes rich bird life, rhododendrons in bloom through the summer, sherpa ...

Mallika, Kedar and I stumble into Gokyo, a cluster of lodges by a stunning blue lake high in the mountains of Nepal’s Everest region. We are exhausted after two punishing glacier crossings and a ...

While on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, a team of scientists travel to Nepal's Gokyo Valley to collect sediment cores from glacial lakes. Their mission is ...