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I am moving to Kathmandu in March.
Does anyone here know whether there are any low-altitude (sub-4500m) ice-climbing routes that are even vaguely accessible from Kathmandu. Expedition mountaineering aside, I'm wondering whether to take ice-climbing gear.
Many thanks, Leonard

In reply to Leonard Tedd:

take it with you there is pretty full on ice not that for from namche bizarre which is only a. short flight away. logically there must be plenty more but I think you can forget about day hits!

In reply to Leonard Tedd:

Without flying to Namche, I reckon the closest would be in Langtang, which is a day's drive then two days walk away. I was there in late March years ago and the north-facing icefalls along the valley had already begun to melt.

Rolwaling also has many ice routes, more than Langtang, but that is even further away.

In a valley 5hrs west of Jomsom, I saw remnants/beginnings of water ice forming but it was barely there and hard to get to - not a day trip.