Highlights

Naya Kanga 5844m is marvelously situated in the southern flank of Langtang region of Nepal and towering over the South of alpine Langtang valley and holy lakes of Gosaikunda. Its fine ridge systems provide superb climbing and spectacular scenery from the summit; you can gaze in wonder at the peaks of the Jugal Himal as a Dome Blanc, Langshisa Ri and at Tibet’s highest Shisapangma 8035m.  The normal route of ascent to Naya Kanga is via the NE Ridge over a line on ice and snow. That is the ridge right in front of you. That is the ridge right in front of you. To reach Naya Kanga we take an unusual approach. Normally people trek through the Langtang Valley to Kyangin Gomba and then climb up to the base of Naya Kanga, which is around the Ganja-La pass. Another approach is trek directly to the Ganja-La from the south, but then you have to cross the pass, which is difficult. Then we descend into the Langtang Valley and hike to Kyangin Gomba. From the Kyangin Gomba, we take the regular route of ascent to Naya Kanga Base Camp at 4300m. We will need 2 days to summit, probably using a high camp at 4900 m. After summiting we cross the Ganja-La and descend to Melamchi Pul, which will take 5 days. From there we drive back to Kathmandu.