Pemba SherpaHead of Mountain Operations09 January 202610 min read
The walled capital of Lo Manthang only opened to outsiders in 1992. It still feels like a privilege.
Mustang lies in the rain shadow of the Annapurnas, which is why it looks less like Nepal and more like the Tibetan plateau it culturally belongs to.
The walled city of Lo Manthang has four monasteries, one royal palace and a maze of whitewashed lanes barely wide enough for two loaded mules.
Come in May for the Tiji festival, when masked dancers re-enact the defeat of a demon across three days in the palace square.
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Pemba Sherpa
Head of Mountain Operations at Nepal Heaven. Based in Kathmandu, on the trail roughly half the year.
