If I had known about Qudenima, why would I need to go to the glaciers in Northern Europe!
If I had known about Qudenima, why would I need to go to the glaciers in Northern Europe!
The 58 Glacier, also known as Qudenima Glacier, has been rated as 'the end of the world'
Missing this place in Tibet would be a real pity!
When the glacier comes into view, your body seems to be instantly frozen. It's so pure and shocking.
The cross-section of the glacier has a very dreamy and deep blue layer, like a sharp knife rising from the ground after the earth suddenly cracks. It's more like the beautiful tear marks of a falling planet.
Ticket: Free
Altitude: 5300m
Note: Border pass is required, bring your ID card
'Detailed Introduction'
58 Glacier, also known as Qudenima, consists of three glaciers:
1 Qudenima Bathhouse (West Holy Lake): The hiking distance is long, the whole journey is uphill, the lake surface altitude exceeds 5200 meters, round trip takes about 4-5 hours, be sure to measure your strength!
2 Qudenima Water Source (East Holy Lake): Moderate hiking difficulty, round trip 2-3 hours
TIPS:
1, Go early, the afternoon arrival round trip time is not enough, and the check station off work can not enter
2, Must-have items: dry food, water, sunglasses, oxygen
3, Drones are not allowed to enter
4, It is recommended to wear bright colors, avoid large areas of blue and white clothes
5, The area is sparsely populated, safety first! Self-driving is not recommended
If you want to go to 58 Glacier in winter, don't miss this route↓↓↓
Blue Ice 4 Day Tour
▶D1: Lhasa - Yang Lake Outer Lake - Karola Glacier - Manla Reservoir - Shigatse
▶D2: Sakya Monastery - Zhongla Mountain Everest Viewing Platform - Jiaola Mountain Pass - Gaurala Mountain Pass - Everest - Basong Village
▶D3: Longren Mountain (Everest East Slope) - Guo's Hometown - Luozi Peak - Dingjie Wetland - Day Manas Snow Mountain - 58 Glacier - Gangba - Qomuyongqing Snow Mountain - Kangma
▶D4: Kangma - Pumoyong Lake - Yang Lake Inner Lake (Thousand Island Lake, Rito Temple) - Lhasa
'Trip Highlights'
Check in at the small glacier secret in Tibet - Qudenima, and touch this miracle of nature up close
2 Only play the beauty of the season, the winter Pumoyong Lake will form a shocking blue ice spectacle, take you to walk on the ice surface, listen to the breath of ice bubbles
3 Real · Yang Lake panoramic tour, unlock the outer lake + inner lake, deeply explore the secret of Yang Lake: Thousand Island Lake, Rito Temple
4 90% of people who come to Everest have never checked in at the Everest East Slope, the snow mountain road, the scenery is unlimited, look at Everest from a different angle, a casual shot is a big picture
Immersive pure play: Spend all the time admiring the scenery ③ Yang Lake fixed point drone aerial photography
④ Hang prayer flags to pray + send mineral water/oxygen with the car + Everest yak hot pot
When we arrived in Gamba, our car turned into the road to Qudengnima Glacier. Qudengnima is located near the China-India border. It means "diamond sun tower" in Chinese. It is about 5400 meters above sea level. It is said that the pagoda shipped from India passed here. Enter the border checkpoint in front of the glacier to check the border certificate and ID card, then march to the ice lake, experience the magnificent beauty of the ice tower and the ice waves!
The first sensory impression of the famous Qudengnima glacier in Shigatse is magnificent. Whether it is a classic glacier, a towering glacier end, or a huge ice sheet, it shows a magnificent and magnificent beauty. The most unique beauty of nature is undoubtedly magnificent compared to those of beauty and tenderness. Magnificence, at least the following elements: the size of the body, the amount of agglomeration, or the majesty of the majesty.
Qudenima glacier and glacier lake Qudenima glacier is located in the north of the Himalayas, on the south slope of the Sikkim region of India. When I remember reading junior high school, the geography textbook also said that Sikkim was an independent country, in fact, annexed by India as early as 1975. The road from Gamba to Qudengnima is very biased, Baidu map and Gaode map can not be accurately indicated, fortunately there will be guide signs every other section. It took more than 40 kilometers of chopping board gravel road to reach the destination. Qudenima glacier actually has several, the largest three have a glacier lake, called Tonghu, Jinhu and Yuhu, are "guanxiang lake", it is said that you can see your afterlife in the lake. Because of the tight schedule, we only chose the Tonghu route today. After a few kilometers from Qudengnima Temple, there is no lane, only a few steps to go. The uphill road above 5,000 meters is a great test for travelers, where the oxygen concentration is only half that of the plains, and every 100 meters it takes to stop and rest, and the journey of more than one kilometer takes about fifty minutes. There is a glance at the "God Spring" on the side of the road. It is said that the manna given by the master of lotus peanuts to the believers, and after drinking, it can eliminate all diseases. Even Tibetans in Shigatse, Lhasa and other places will charter a car to come here to taste the "God Water". Since entering Tibet, large and small glaciers have seen a lot, such as Midui glacier, Kajola glacier, and Qudenima glacier, are far worse. Qudenima glacier from the Himalaya snow mountaintop stretched for ten kilometers to the lake, and when you approached, the glacier waves were a huge ice tower, ice walls, up to tens of meters, tens of meters, some of them were still mixed with gravel and sand. There are actually two Tonghu Lakes, the low position is very small, like a small pond in my hometown, some of which are thick with ice. The blue lake is clear and pure, shining in the sun. There was silence, only his own heavy gasps, and the creaking sound of glaciers flowing.
It’s so beautiful. I’m really tired. I have to stick to it until the end.
The water here is particularly good. It is rich in vitamins and minerals!
extremely good extremely good