Langtang, a trekker's guide

Year: 1996 Format: 11x18 Pages: 160 Photos: b/w col There is no more beautiful way to get to know Nepal than to unload the burdens of Western society, wandering its paths in places of unparalleled charm. Nepal will repay all your efforts tenfold. This book is a guide to two relatively small regions of this land of Shangri-La, Lantang and Helambu, connected by the sacred lakes of Gosainkund. Easily accessible from Kathmandu they have a rich diversity of landscape, culture and vegetation. The Langtang is a high, seemingly remote valley parallel with the Tibetan border and flanked by high mountains, Helambu is more populous, with verdant hills, a favorable climate and several prosperous villages, while the Gosainkund lakes are trapped in open countryside between the two regions. A guide full of useful information for both independent and group hikers, with 5 important treks lasting up to a week in the areas of Langtang National Park including Gosainkund and Helambu, plus 20 other alternative routes and variations, glossary and bibliography. In English.