Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Inside Himalayas Issue 5 | Page 18

INSIDE HIMALAYAS | NEPAL | TIBET | BHUTAN
Cover Story

Making a Social Call in

MANASLU

by Ross Adkin
Young monks gather outside a small local monastery . Photo : RMT .
“ The massive cliff across the valley to our north hid the approach to Tibet . Half a day ’ s climb to the south was a high altitude lake and pastures , but we had come to make a social call , and spent our time chatting and drinking Tibetan tea ”
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