Tag: #langtang
Articles tagged with #langtang
Langtang Emmentaler
Future of famous Himalayan cheese looks iffy due to low milk price as yak herders age
Nepal’s first hydropower from a glacial lake
Turning global warming into opportunity, melting Himalayan glacier is harnessed for electricity
Langtang revives its cheese heritage
Photo: KUNDA DIXITIt was the spring of 2015, and the trekking season was off to a good start. There was a long line of hikers on the trail along…
Langtang copes with quake and Covid
Six years after deadly avalanche, survivors endure the Covid-induced collapse of tourism
The story of Langtang cheese
My name is Gyalbu Tamang, and I was born in Kyangjin Gompa of Langtang Valley. I am now 44. My father Pasang Norbu worked in the cheese factory…
The courage and endurance of the Langtangpa
Hanging new prayer flags near the old chorten and the newer post-earthquake Memorial Wall in Langtang village on the final day of Losar…
Five years after avalanche, Langtang is locked down
The Dorje Bakery and Coffee Shop in Kyangjin Gumba after it was rebuilt following the earthquake and avalanche in 2015. Minutes before noon on…
Coronavirus shutdown gives Nepal’s nature a respite
Chitlang, Makwanpur. Photo: KUNDA DIXITWhile humans all over the planet are being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has given nature…
Ever gone wildlife trekking in Nepal?
Adding a new purpose to hiking in the Himalaya
The Eyes of Truth
The blue sky was clear and early afternoon sunlight bounced off the glaciers, gullies and rock walls of the Langtang peaks, but the helicopter…
Virtuous cycle
Discarded PET bottles trucked in to Pokhara from as far away as Langtang National park.When Daniel Burgi first came to Nepal to work for United…
Plastic money
Conservation group pays Rs 1 for every discarded plastic bottle in Langtang to upcycle themLangtang Valley is just beginning to recover from the…
The reincarnation of a holy valley
For the first time since 2015, Langtang’s survivors marked new year and a new beginninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fas7ga1tKkwTrekking guide…