Everest High Pass Trek, is the new trekking route in everest region, away from the bustling main trails and through untouched villages and stunning wilderness, gives us an insight into the Solu area and its people few others have been privileged to enjoy. The inhabitants of Solu are the hardy, happy-go-lucky Sherpas. Traditionally they have been traders, subsistence farmers and herders, devoutly following their Buddhist faith. Shrong Yhu Lha - the goddess of Solu - abides on the mountain of Numbur (6957m) and it is to the lake at its foot that we travel. Starting from Jiri we head east to the remote Sherpa villages of Gole and Noar and the twin peaks of Pike. From here we enjoy a startling panorama. Two thousand metres below are the green valleys and tidy houses of the Rais and Chhettris, and above, the Himalaya. From Kanchenjunga (8598m) to Dhaulagiri (8167m) there is a distance of 350 kilometres which includes seven of the world's fourteen 8,000-metre giants: Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Lhotse, Everest, Manaslu, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri.