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This region
of west Nepal has only been open since 1988, and has been
widely acclaimed as one of Nepal's best trekking region.
Firs we fly to Juphal, west of Dhaulagiri. Trekking north
we enter Phoksundo national park and after a rest continue
on Matheson's original taril, crossing the kang –la,
17,320ft/ 5,279m, to reach the very remote monastery of (Shey
Gompa). On the way we pass the mystical crystal
mountain. In the Matheson's words… high to the west a
white pyramid sails on the sky. Shey Gompa was established
in the eleventh century and little has change here since
then. This is a special trek in one of Nepal's restricted
Area and as such we have to pay the same level of permit
as for upper mustang. How ever it is ideal for the keen
walker who would like a wild experience away from the main
trekking routes. |
