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The
BHOTE KOSHI 2
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It's a 3 hours bus ride from
Kathmandu. The Bhote Kosi is with out a doubt the most action packed
short white water run in Nepal. The river drops steeply offering
relentless stretches of class III-IV white water. Boulder gardens, small
waterfalls, steep chutes and 90 degree bends are just some of the
obstacles to be overcome. Like the Marsyangdi, this river is not typical
of the big volume waters of the Himalayan, it is steep and technical and
requires a reactive crew.
The fun doesn’t stop there at the end of an action packed day,
relax in unspoiled surroundings on the beach. [
MAP
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PICTURE ]
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DEPARTURE POINT |
Kathmandu |
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KM 95
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RIVER FINISH POINT |
Lomasangu Dam |
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OUTWARD TRAVEL TIME |
5
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RIVER GRADE |
Class
III-IV |
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RETURN TRAVEL TIME |
3
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Itinerary |
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01 |
Meet at
the office as per time arranged by your expedition leader at
the pre-departure meeting. Then we travel by our private bus to
the river starting point of the trip.
This is a spectacular drive
through villages and if weather permits, you will have fantastic
mountain views i.e. Ganesh Himal, Langtang etc. Upon arrival in the
camp lunch will be served. After early lunch your
expedition leader will deliver a safety talk and provide all
paddling gear for the trip. First day rafting provides about three and half hour of pure white water.
After a long series of class 3 rapids we drop into the first class 4
drop known as Gerbil In The Plumbing. From here there is a
stretch of class 3 whitewater and then we come to the crux of the
day, which is a long, technical rapid called 'Frog in a Blender'.
After this rapid we settle down for about twenty feet, and then it’s
back into the soup with a long series of class 3+/4- drops which
lead us into a nifty little rapid called Carnal Knowledge of a
Deviant Nature. The remaining ten kilometers of river is a
non-stop series of class 3 and 4 drops terminating into short pools
with the next drop just a few feet away. The river flows
through a beautiful narrow canyon with lush green vegetation and
waterfalls coming in from the steep stone walls. At the bottom
of this stretch is a rapid called ExLax. Just before we hit
the village of Barabise we load all the boats onto our bus and drive
back to our camp, change your wet clothes, enjoy the scenery and
late evening have dinner and camp. hot drinks, rum punch, enjoy the scenery
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Early morning, have hot
drinks and breakfast then pack your gears. You have the second chance to show how your raft team can
work well together in challenging rapids. We have lunch on the
river and continue the action until the take out point. We run the
top stretch again in the morning, though most people don’t recognize
it the second time through. Today instead of getting out at Barabise
we continue on down through the center of town and onto a short flat
stretch. Upon reaching the dam, the entire gradient of the last
kilometer fulminates into fifty meters of incredibly steep and
technical rapid known as 'The Great Wall'. 'The Great Wall’s one
redeeming feature is that there is a pool at the bottom, because
right after the pool is an incredible rapid called 'Liquid Bliss',
which leads directly into a rapid called 'Fake Right Go Left', which
leads directly into another rapid called 'My God, What To Do?'.
The trip ends with a bang on a long series of drops known as 'Dazed
and Confused'. Without a doubt this is some of the finest
whitewater rafting to be had anywhere. Our trip ends by mid-noon.
Once you get their load up all the kits on bus, drive back
to Ktm.
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