Pasang Lhamu highway

The Pasang Lhamu Highway is a national highway in Bagmati Province, Nepal. It is named after Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest. It runs from Balaju in Kathmandu through Nuwakot District and the district headquarters of Dhunche to Syaphrubesi in Rasuwa District. The Department of Roads describes NH18 as the Balaju–Trishuli–Dhunche–Syaphrubesi route.