Here's a quote from a book by Jamie McGuinness entitled "Trekking in Langtang
Helambu & Gosainkund": When Tilman was walking up to Langshisha in 1949 he
noted: In the course of the conversation these herdsmen confirmed the existence,
or rather the recent presence of, the Abomitable Snowman in the Langtang,
pointing out to us a cave which had been his favourite haunt. Six years
previously these beasts (whose existence is surely no longer a matter of
conjecture) had been constant visitors but had apparently migrated elsewhere.
The small kind, the size of a child, they called 'chumi', while the big fellow
went by the name of 'yilmu'. Since sceptics like to affirm that the tracks made
by these creatures are in reality bear tracks, it is worth mentioning that the
herdsmen were able to show some fresh bear tracks."
Although it was the Langtang Valley that I visited during my trek - nearly all
the way to Langshisha - I failed to see either chumi or yilmu. What an
experience that would've been!
I hope you enjoy my photos of the Himalayas.
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The happy children of Langtang, Nepal
Although it encourages begging, it's
hard to resist giving a gift of cookies or pencils. These happy children,
who live such stark lives, gathered in curiousity as I moved through the
village of Langtang near the Tibetan border in the Himalayas of Nepal. Langtang,
Nepal is nestled in a pleasant valley at an elevation of about 3500 meters. |
A Buddhist prayer wall near Kyangjin Gompa in
Nepal
Each of the stones are engraved with
Buddhist prayers. Some prayer walls extend for more than a hundred yards,
with each stone having intricately engraved prayers. In respect to Buddhist
ritual, these are passed on the left.
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The village of Kyangjin Gumpa, Nepal
Kyangjin Gompa is the last village inhabited year-round and is the
highest on this trail into the Himalayas of Nepal at approximately 4000 meters.
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The homes of Kyangjin Gumpa
The rooves of many of the
homes here were held down by large stones - presumably because of the high
winds and lack
of better building materials. |
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A profile of the altitudes of this trek
For those of you considering this
trek, here's a graph showing what you can expect in terms of altitude
along the way. |
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