The December issue of Travel Times, a Kathmandu based travel publication, produced a wonderful, 16-page feature on trekking in Humla entitled “Humla. The Western Frontier.” Great writing and lots of colour photos. A great introduction to Humla’s well hidden Limi Valley. Download the full article here.
Posted: January 18th, 2011 under Articles, Blog, Humla & Limi Valley | Comments: 2
A short trek of just 12 days to witness the most important (and colourful) annual festival in Humla. Also a chance to climb the holy crystal mountain (Mount Shelmogong)
Posted: November 17th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, Treks | Comments: 1
A list of local agents who can manage logistics in Humla
Posted: November 14th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, Information for agents | Comments: 2
Permit requirements for treks in the northern areas of Humla
Posted: November 14th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, Practical information | Comments: none
Information for tour operators: A list of hotels, lodges, campsites, ‘restaurants’ and local trained guides in Humla…
Posted: November 14th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, Information for agents | Comments: none
The best times to visit Humla are between winter and monsoon…
Posted: November 13th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, Practical information | Comments: none
Information about where to fly from to get to Simikot and the cost of flights – plus accommodation near airports
Posted: November 13th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, Practical information | Comments: none
This is a brilliant visual representation of where to go trekking in Nepal or the Himalaya produced by the Dutch company Himalaya Trekking
Posted: September 16th, 2010 under Annapurna, Naar, Phu & Upper Mustang, Blog, Dolpa and inner dolpo, Everest, Solukhumbu, Far West, Darchula Api Saipal, Humla & Limi Valley, Kanchenjunga, Langtang & Helambu, Makalu Barun, Manaslu, Maps, Rara, Jumla & Mugu | Comments: 4
The GHT Development Programme is helping promote the GHT to trekkers and trekking companies alike, however the main part of its work is training local people to provide services and products to the groups visiting new trekking areas – for instance guiding, cooking, lodge management etc.
Posted: August 26th, 2010 under Articles, Blog, Dolpa and inner dolpo, GHT Development Programme, Humla & Limi Valley | Comments: none
© 2009 Dmitri Alexander – www.dmitriphoto.com If you going walking in Humla you will be sure to see such a herd of goats with small bags of salt attached to their underbellies (if they are heading away from the Tibetan border). They are trading salt between Tibet and the lower hills, though much less before. The reason for the salt trade is that most people in Humla, Dolpa and Tibet could not survive the whole year on the grain they could produce on their village lands. In winter there is no grazing for their animals and so people decended to [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2010 under Blog, Far West, Darchula Api Saipal, Humla & Limi Valley, Rara, Jumla & Mugu | Comments: none
Photograph © Mads Mathiasen. Close to Simikot, located in culturally rich and stunning Humla district of West Nepal, lies Shelmogang, or Crystal mountain as it is also known, because of its stunning crystalline appearance. Shelmogang can be reached through the Nyinba valley, a days walk from Simikot. Nyinba is a culturally rich valley populated with Bhotiya communities who still practice a blend of pre-Buddhist Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism. The valley is also home to the famous Raling Gompa and Siddhi caves of Guru Rinpoche. For the more adventurous, Mt. Shelmogang can also be walked from June-October via a pilgrimage trail [...]
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under buddhist festivals of nepal, festivals of nepal, Humla & Limi Valley | Comments: none
Don’t have much information about Saipal other than it is big and remote. I’ll try and look into the Himalayan Database and see who has tried to climb it and when. A cursory Google search finds the last expedition to be a British one lead by Chuck Evans way back in April 1992 – Jul 1992. UPDATE: this just seen on Nepalnews.com – actually it is Paulo Grobel, the French alpiniste and explorer and not Gabriel as quoted. Mount Saipal, a 6,925 m high beautiful summit in far-western Nepal, has been scaled for the first time. An expedition team of [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2010 under Far West, Darchula Api Saipal, Humla & Limi Valley, mountains | Comments: 5
Walking / trekking trips In order fully appreciate the outstanding beauty of Limi and encourage visitors to stay longer, exploration to higher altitudes and places of interest provides an unforgettable perspective of the area. From Til a day trip up towards the glaciers of the Nala Kanka Himal range brings you beneath the towering south face of Pemba. To the west Mount Memonazum or to the east Mount Karkzang could present the serious climber with an exciting challenge. Note however that this mountain range, particularly Mount Pemba is regarded as sacred and so permission would need to be agreed with [...]
Posted: April 16th, 2010 under Humla & Limi Valley, information | Comments: none
Rinchenling Gompa in Halji and its festivals Rinchenling Gompa in Halji was founded in the 11th century and is the most important Gompa in Limi. The monastery originally belonged to the Sakyapa sect and later to the Dri-gung Ka-gyu-pa sect. For centuries, it has been the cultural and religious centre of not only the three villages in the Limi valley but also for all the Bhotia community of upper Humla and western Tibet. Local people accept that the Gompa is a protector of the three villages in the valley and believe that they couldn’t have been there without the monastery. [...]
Posted: April 16th, 2010 under festivals of nepal, Humla & Limi Valley, information | Comments: none
The original Simikot guest house. Simple, but clean guesthouse, with a nice courtyard with lots of flowers. Manager: Rinjin Lama Tel: (+977) (0)87 680073 Mobile: (+977) 9841 607300 5 rooms, dining room, 2 outside toilets, 1 hot shower. Read more here about the Nepal Trust, the owners of the guest house and long time NGO working in Humla.
Posted: April 12th, 2010 under Accomodation, Humla & Limi Valley, information | Comments: none
The Sun Valley Resort is probably the most luxurious hotel in Simikot and in Humla. From the hotel you have a beautiful view over Simikot and surroundings. Most rooms have “valley view”. Has a nice dining hall with colorful tables in Tibetan style. Owner: Mrs. Laiku Lama General Manager: Pema Gyaltsen Lama Tel: +977 (0)87-680171 Mobile: 9848309156 Total number of rooms 12 Number of rooms with attached bathroom, with twin sharing single beds: 2 Number of rooms with shared bathroom, with twin sharing beds: 10 1 Dormitory rooms with 8 single beds 1 conference/meeting hall 2 dining halls Price of [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2010 under Accomodation, Humla & Limi Valley, information | Comments: none
Here are some facinating picures archived by digital SOAS. It is getting rarer these days to see black and white photography and, even when you do, black and white photography looks modern. These pictures are scanned from film and reach back as far as 1956. The first question that springs to mind is: has anything changed? Of course the answer is yes: in many places numerable things have changed – this list includes solar lighting, health posts, suspension bridges, education and skills training, telecommunications and even roads creeping steadily northwards. However, visit Humla, Dolpa or Mustang and you’ll see that [...]
Posted: March 29th, 2010 under Blog, Dolpa and inner dolpo, ethnic groups of Nepal, Humla & Limi Valley, Photography, Rara, Jumla & Mugu | Comments: none
A long and wonderful pilgrimage trek to the holiest of mountains combined with the beautiful and timeless Limi Valley.
Posted: December 8th, 2009 under Humla & Limi Valley, information, Treks | Comments: 2
Combine a walk along the final section of the GHT route with a kora of the holy Mount Kailash and a long drive through Tibet.
Posted: December 8th, 2009 under Humla & Limi Valley, information, Treks | Comments: 2
Intact Tibetan Buddhist culture, 5000 meter passes, stunning remote landscapes and timeless villages.
Posted: December 8th, 2009 under Humla & Limi Valley, information, Treks | Comments: 2
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