Sep 6, 2026 10 min read
Mani Walls and Chortens of Humla: What They Are and How to Pass Them
Carved mani walls, chortens and prayer flags line the trails north of Simikot. What the stones say, what the structures are for,…
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Carved mani walls, chortens and prayer flags line the trails north of Simikot. What the stones say, what the structures are for,…
Read more →Upper Humla belongs to the Tibetan religious world: an older Bon substrate, the eleventh-century temple building of the Rinchen…
Read more →Namkha Khyung Dzong at Yalbang is the largest monastic complex in Humla: a Nyingma shedra founded in 1985 by Pema Riksal…
Read more →Sarkegad sits at about 1,500 m on the bank of the Karnali in southern Humla. It is the last place on the corridor with shops,…
Read more →Srinagar in Adanchuli Rural Municipality sits at about 1,650 m above the Karnali gorge in lower Humla. Terraced barley, finger…
Read more →Simikot at about 2,910 m is two towns at once: a lower bazaar along the STOL runway and an older stone village above it. What you…
Read more →Dharapori sits lower than Simikot, because the route north begins by dropping off the ridge into subtropical forest before the…
Read more →Kermi sits at about 2,700 m on the route north from Simikot and has natural hot springs beside the river. It is the standard…
Read more →Yangar and Muchu are the stages between Yalbang and Yari, roughly 3,600 to 3,800 m, where forest gives way to juniper and…
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