Day 01 · Travel · 150 m
Fly to Nepalgunj
Fly to the western Terai.
- O₂ 98% of sea level
- Day 1 of 17
Limi Valley, Humla · 30.10° N · 81.63° E
Limi Valley
The far northwest - a loop from Simikot to the Tibetan border and through Limi's thousand-year-old villages, where snow leopards outnumber trekkers and the Rinchenling monastery has stood since the 11th century.
remoterestrictedcultural17 days4,940 mStrenuous
Begin the ascentDay 02 · Travel · 2,300 m
Fly to Simikot, trek to Dharapuri
Land on Humla's ridge-top airstrip and begin walking through pine forest.
- +2,150 m gained today
- O₂ 76% of sea level
- Day 2 of 17
Day 03 · Trek · 2,870 m
Dharapuri to Kermi
Follow the Karnali gorge to Kermi - soak in the hot springs beside the river.
- +570 m gained today
- O₂ 70% of sea level
- Day 3 of 17
Day 04 · Trek · 3,020 m
Kermi to Yalbang
Pass barley fields to Yalbang's great Namkha Khyung Dzong monastery.
- +150 m gained today
- O₂ 69% of sea level
- Day 4 of 17
Day 05 · Trek · 3,380 m
Yalbang to Tumkot
The trail climbs above the river into drier, Tibetan-feeling country.
- +360 m gained today
- O₂ 66% of sea level
- Day 5 of 17
Day 06 · Trek · 3,700 m
Tumkot to Yari
A short climb to the last village before the pass, beneath the Himalaya's western ramparts.
- +320 m gained today
- O₂ 63% of sea level
- Day 6 of 17
Day 07 · High point · 3,720 m
Cross the Nara La to Hilsa
Over the Nara La (4,620m) and down to Hilsa on the Tibetan border, the Karnali roaring through a cleft in the rock.
- +20 m gained today
- O₂ 63% of sea level
- Day 7 of 17
Day 08 · Trek · 3,990 m
Hilsa to Manepeme
Turn east into the Limi valley along the ancient salt-trade route.
- +270 m gained today
- O₂ 61% of sea level
- Day 8 of 17
Day 09 · Trek · 4,000 m
Manepeme to Til
Reach Til, Limi's first village - stone houses, barley fields and glacier views.
- +10 m gained today
- O₂ 61% of sea level
- Day 9 of 17
Day 10 · Trek · 3,670 m
Til to Halji
Walk to Halji and the 11th-century Rinchenling Gompa, still lit by butter lamps.
- O₂ 63% of sea level
- Day 10 of 17
Day 11 · Trek · 3,930 m
Halji to Jang
Continue to Jang, the highest and remotest of Limi's three villages.
- +260 m gained today
- O₂ 61% of sea level
- Day 11 of 17
Day 12 · Acclimatization · 3,930 m
Rest in the Limi valley
Explore the valley - hot springs above Til, hermit caves, and villages unchanged for centuries.
- O₂ 61% of sea level
- Day 12 of 17
Day 13 · Trek · 4,370 m
Jang to Talung
Climb to the last camp before the Nyalu La, in true wilderness.
- +440 m gained today
- O₂ 58% of sea level
- Day 13 of 17
Day 14 · High point · 4,630 m
Cross the Nyalu La to Selima Tsho
The trek's highest point (4,940m) - a panorama from Api and Saipal to the Tibetan plateau - then camp by the sacred lake.
- +260 m gained today
- O₂ 56% of sea level
- Day 14 of 17
Day 15 · Trek · 2,870 m
Selima Tsho to Kermi
A long descent back to the Karnali - and another soak in the hot springs.
- O₂ 70% of sea level
- Day 15 of 17
Day 16 · Trek · 2,910 m
Kermi to Simikot
Climb back to Simikot for a farewell night above the clouds.
- +40 m gained today
- O₂ 70% of sea level
- Day 16 of 17
Day 17 · Travel · 1,400 m
Fly to Kathmandu via Nepalgunj
Return to the capital from the far edge of Nepal.
- O₂ 84% of sea level
- Day 17 of 17
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Elevation
How the days climb.
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The ledger
The climb, in numbers.
Everything about this route, derived from the itinerary - from the metres you gain to the oxygen you'll be breathing at the top.
17Days on the trail
4,630 mHigh point
4,850 mTotal climb
StrenuousDifficulty
2–8Group size
May–OctBest season
56%Oxygen at the top
Day 14High-point day
Thinner air, day by day.
Oxygen falls with altitude. You start at 98% of sea level and finish at 56% at the high point - which is why every ascent profile here is conservative, with rest days built in.
- Best trekked May–Oct
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