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Mustang, Lo Mantang, Shija Jong Cave, Niphu monastery, Lo Gurfu Gomba, Chhoeda Gomba

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Distance
11.07 mi
Elevation gain
1,211 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,211 ft
Max elevation
12,859 ft
TrailRank 
56
Min elevation
11,805 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
3 hours 40 minutes
Coordinates
351
Uploaded
October 17, 2017
Recorded
October 2017
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near Mustāng (Nepal)

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(Himàlaia, Nepal) Route on 10/31/2017; 18 km; +370 -370; 4 hours. Excursion organized with the following itinerary: Lo Mantang, Shija Jong Cave, Niphu monastery, Lo Gurfu Gomba, Choeda Gomba. Participants: Jordi, Remi, Yolanda, Vinyet, Buni and Miquel. Output type: round trip to the same point; Difficulty: easy. (NOTE: a first section made with 4x4).

FA ANYS: In 1952 the Swiss explorer Toni Hagen made a brief visit to the Mustang on one of his travels to the Himalayas. He was the first Western to put his feet on.

Today is a day dedicated to visiting temples and caves in the north of Lo Mantang. First we will approach 4x4 and then we will make the visits and return walking.
It was in 1952 when Swiss geologist and explorer Toni Hagen, born in 1917, visited Nepal for the first time and then explored the Himalayas where he spent more than 14,000 kilometers as an adviser to the Program of Development of the United Nations.

We go to the north and pass by the village of Nenyul. We go back up and see the gray cliffs and some reddish ones. These sediment formations ... ...

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Photo of1, Lo Mantang Photo of1, Lo Mantang Photo of1, Lo Mantang

1, Lo Mantang

1, Lo Mantang

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Photo of2, Chorak Dokpa Khola

2, Chorak Dokpa Khola

2, Chorak Dokpa Khola

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Photo of3, Nenyul

3, Nenyul

3, Nenyul

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Photo of4, Nhichung Khola

4, Nhichung Khola

4, Nhichung Khola

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Photo of5, Sija Jong Cave Photo of5, Sija Jong Cave Photo of5, Sija Jong Cave

5, Sija Jong Cave

5, Sija Jong Cave

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Photo of6, Niphu monastery Photo of6, Niphu monastery Photo of6, Niphu monastery

6, Niphu monastery

6, Niphu monastery

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Photo of7, Lo Garphu Gumba Photo of7, Lo Garphu Gumba Photo of7, Lo Garphu Gumba

7, Lo Garphu Gumba

7, Lo Garphu Gumba

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Photo of8, Chhoeda Gumba Photo of8, Chhoeda Gumba

8, Chhoeda Gumba

8, Chhoeda Gumba

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Photo of9, Thupchen monastir Photo of9, Thupchen monastir Photo of9, Thupchen monastir

9, Thupchen monastir

9, Thupchen monastir

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