Nation in the Mountains, a Month in the Himalaya.

With nothing but a map Leo & me decided to explore parts of the Himalaya north of Kathmandu Valley by hiking for nearly one month.

On our way we hiked through plenty of small villages full of miracles of an old traditional way of living.

Drawings on the backside of a Monastery.

Tiny buddhist monasteries, old ceremonies we could participate in, as well as Lhamas of a buddhist community.

Lhama of the community holding the ceremony.

Many refugees from Tibet made their way to this preserved area of Nepal.

Escaping China’s suppression … in order to practice their religion freely!

Sunset above 5000m.

Our way brought as close to the Tibetian boarder, which is literally a natural border defined by a mountain range.

Tibet is close… tiny insights.

People face life under enormous circumstances due to unpredictable influence of nature.

Freezing.

Storm is coming.

The Amma.

Means of Transport.

Lust for Life!

Nature defines the way of living.

Reaching the holy Lake of Goshainkunda.

We are tiny creatures.

„Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains“ – Jeffrey Rasley

WORLD.

Nature there surrounds you completely & is incomparable powerful.

The wild Yak.

Within minutes weather can change dramatically.

lost?

Farmes face harsh circumstances to make a livelihood out of their harvest.

world’s rooftop.

Buses go their twice a day, fully packed with people on the roof.

I remember very well sitting on the roof squeezed by arms and legs of a bunch of people & having a chicken, packed in a bag, lying in my arms while being horrified of the roads the busdriver was supposed to manage …

The chillum smoking sadhu, Boom Shankara.

On our path we were lucky to discover abandoned relics & artifacts of ruined huts.

Return after reaching the peak.

A good thing to be thought by the mountains is to realize how small & meaningless we are in comparison to their eternity. But still we re messing around with this wonderful planet, EARTH. Good lesson to question our daily actions.

Thanks for stepping by.