The Imja Khola ( Nepali : इम्जा खोला ) is a tributary of the Dudh Kosi river in eastern Nepal . It drains the slopes of Mount Everest . The Khumbu Glacier melts into the Lobujya ( Lobuche ) River, which flows southward as the Imja Khola to its confluence with the Dudh Kosi at Tengboche .
5-647: The Imja Khola collects water from the Imja Glacier through the Dingboche Valley. The river rises in the lake Imja Tsho, which is mainly formed by the waters of the Imja Glacier, it flows in the direction southwest through the village of Dingboche , then it merges with the river Lobuche, which flows south from the Khumbu Glacier . then flows southward to its confluence with the Dudh Kosi near
10-412: Is consumed locally. Dingboche has a Tundra climate (Köppen classification ET ). It has cool and rainy summers and dry and cold winters, affected mainly by its altitude and by monsoon in the summer. For those interested in trekking, spring (March and April) and autumn (October and November) are the ideal times because the visibility of the mountains is ideal and the temperature is not too cold. During
15-587: The cold winds that descends down the Imja Valley. There is a monastery at Pangboche at 3,900 metres (12,800 ft). The trek is through a Rhododendron forest. It is also on the trekking route to Chukhung and the Imja Tse or Island peak. Dingboche Dingboche is a Sherpa village at an elevation of 4,410 m (14,470 ft) in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal . Its population
20-663: The village of Tengboche The Imja Khola is on the trekking route in the Everest base camp region, between Thyangboche and Dingboche at 4,360 metres (14,300 ft). During the Everest Base Camp Trek, trekkers cross a suspension bridge, over the Imja Khola, moving towards the village of Dingboche. Dingboche, the 'Summer Valley; of the Khumbu has a kilometer-long wall built to protect the village's crops from
25-482: Was estimated at approximately 200 in 2011. Coming from Namche Bazaar or Tengboche , Dingboche is the better alternative than the village of Pheriche , in being more sunny, and less affected by the icy winds that descend through the Valley of Khumbu. There are no roads that go to the village, only trails, and with the exceptions of some agricultural products produced around the village; yaks and mules carry most of what
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