Solu (or Solukhumbu) is the southern, lower part of the district that contains Khumbu. Trekkers reach it by road — no Lukla flight risk. The signature trek is Pikey Peak (4,065 m), a short, road-accessible route to a viewpoint Edmund Hillary called the finest Everest panorama he'd seen. Solu was also the historic acclimatization corridor for early Everest expeditions before the Lukla airstrip opened in 1964.
Solu region trekking
Lower-altitude Sherpa country south of the Khumbu. Pikey Peak's Everest view earned Hillary's love.
