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Nepal trekking guides from the field
Season-by-season route advice from the Kathmandu ops desk — permit changes, conditions and post-walk dispatches. Dated, signed.
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Sleeping at Mu Gompa monastery (3,700 m): the trek's defining cultural night
What it's like to sleep at an active Tibetan-Buddhist monastery 4 days walk from the nearest road. The 05:30 morning puja, the dining-hall yak-dung stove, the Dhephyudonma acclim hike, the donation protocol.
Nirajan Gurung · Senior guide · 24 May 2026 · 6 min