Mount Kailash Trek - Trekking around Tibet's Sacred Mountain

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Reviews

Maps

For those entering Tibet from Nepal, a varied selection of maps is available. Although they give a good picture of the routes and features, none of these maps is very accurate. In particular, there is considerable confusion over the name of the eastern peak guarding the Kangyam Glacier. Across a majority of books as well as other maps, the consensus is that it is Jampelyang (Manjushri).
In Kathmandu, try Pilgrims Book House (next to the Kathmandu Guest House), which has a vast array of maps and books on all aspects of Tibet.

Maps available are:
•    Kailash Trekkingkarte 1:50,000. Karto Atelier, a Swiss/Nepali produced map; email:
      karto-atelier@bluewin.ch or karto@wlink.com.np;
      www.karto-atelier.com
•    Kailash Manasarovar 1:200,000. Nepa Maps, Himalayan MapHouse; Paolo Gondoni.
•    From Lhasa to Kailas 1:2,400,000. Nepa Maps, Himalayan MapHouse; Paolo Gondoni.
•    Nepal-Tibet Namaste series, Pilgrims Book House; for the route to Lhasa and Far West Nepal.

Very few maps are available in Tibet. Lhasa is the only place where you might find anything.
In the UK one of the best places to search for maps of Tibet and the Himalayas is Stanfords on Long Acre in Central London; www.stanfords.co.uk. They stock a good selection of maps of the region.