Is the Everest Three High Passes Trek Affected by the 2026 Nepal Floods?

Safety & Advisories No — the Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La are all running normally. The 26 August flood hit Rasuwa in the north, not the Khumbu. Here is why the… By Bishnu Adhikari · Aug 29, 2026 Read the full story

📍 Developing story — live figures The 2026 Nepal floods are a developing emergency and the casualty and damage numbers are still moving. For the latest verified death toll, missing and rescued figures, and region-by-region trek status, follow our… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Why all three passes sit in a different watershed from Rasuwa

Nepal's trekking regions are separated by great ranges and drained by rivers that never meet until the plains. The 26 August flood came down the Bhote Koshi , out of Tibet into Rasuwa and on into the Trishuli. The Three Passes circuit stays entirely within… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

The Three Passes loop, arm by arm

The Three Passes is the most demanding of the classic Khumbu treks — a high circuit that usually takes in Base Camp and the Gokyo lakes as well. The clearest way to see it is unaffected is to check each arm against the flood zone. Your permits are the two the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Is there anything to watch on a Three Passes trip?

On the flood question, no. The things that genuinely matter on this trek are the things that always matter at altitude, and they are bigger than any news event: this is a high, serious circuit that crosses three passes above 5,300 m, and it demands real… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What you can book for autumn

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Everest high-route trips running normally this October and November

These are the departures we are putting people on right now, priced from the per-person rate a small group pays: Everest Three High Passes Trek — 20 days &middot; from US$2,250 per person in a small group. All three passes, Base Camp and the Gokyo lakes. EBC… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

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