Mugu’s mountain arch
Posted in: Blog, Rara, Jumla & Mugu on August 16th, 2010 | Comments: 2
It is not often that you see natural arches in mountains. This is a picture taken by Ed Douglas on a recent trek in remote Mugu, Northwest Nepal. It is perhaps the first picture taken of this phenomenon. While this single arch is not make for an Arches National Park, and perhaps it is not as big as Shipton’s arch near Kashgar, it still looks huge and should be measured!
Ed says:
“This photo is as close as I got, and I’m very proud of myself for spotting it. I thought I was hallucinating because everyone else on our team just walked past. (The peak to its left looks a formidable objective too.)”
“I asked around for any local info but nobody seemed to know or indeed care. It’s easy to find. Just head north a little from Mugu village and then hang a left into the valley it’s in.”
If anybody has been trekking in Mugu and knows more about this arch, please share your knowledge below in the comments box!
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Tags: ed douglas, Mugu, natural arch, west nepal
There is one visible on the ridge leading northwards from the Cho La pass in the khumbu region. Saw it and photographed it as approaching Kangchung Peak this May
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August 24th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Interesting – would you be able to supply a link to said picture?
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Comment by graham desroy — August 23, 2010 @ 7:12 pm