Back in the fall 2016, a good friend, Kevin, & I decided we were going to hike Nepal in March while Rachelle was off at yoga camp. We set off to hike the Langtang Valley, which ended up being one of the most challenging & eye opening experiences we have ever had.

Stepping back, let me explain the reasons we chose to hike the Langtang Valley in the first place. In Nepal there are many options for trekking, and while all amazing, some are more traveled like Annapurna or Everest Base Camp & some less traveled like Langtang or Mustang. We opted for the less trekked Langtang Valley as we wanted a more “real” Nepal experience & help support a community that was the most devastated by the earthquake.

At first, we were unsure we could even do the trek. If you read the latest Lonely Planet book (2016 edition) on trekking in Nepal, you would reconsider doing Langtang – which we did! Not giving up that easily, through some of our D.C. friends, we were introduced to someone who worked reconstruction in the area & has been there many times since the earthquake. He was fortunately able to set us straight & let us know Langtang was indeed open for business & could use trekkers more than ever to help the community rebuild. He introduced us to a local trekking company Tenjin Eco Trek run by locals from Langtang, Pasang Tamang & Chime Tamang, who got us hooked up with our guide Seraph Tamang (best guide in Langtang) & all logistics for the trek.