Rongbuk Glacier


The world-famous Rongbuk glacier is not far from the Rongbuk Monastery. A colossal ice forest is some 40-50 meters high.

What exquisite patterns created by the Nature with the original craftsmanship of human being are doubtless incomparable. Glacier was formed under the earth’s gravitational force, which results in scrawling movement of the everlasting snow and ice along canyongs. The Rongbuk glacier covers a broad stretch dominating 5300-6300 meters of the Qomolangma range. The colossal glacier stretches 26 km and consist of three major glaciers namely, the west, the middle and the east Rongbuk glaciers, covering a total area of 1500 square kilometers that is well known for being the best preserved and the best developed glacier configuration.