Everest & Solukhumbu · Experiences
Spiritual in Everest & Solukhumbu
Stupas, temples, gompas and ghats. Rituals at their own hours, explained by people who keep them, with the etiquette briefed before you go.
SpiritualThe climbers' memorials at Thukla pass
On the climb above Dughla towards Lobuche, the Thukla pass, at about 4,830 m, is a field of stone chortens, …
SpiritualMorning prayers at Thubten Chholing
Walk an hour above Junbesi to Thubten Chholing, the monastic community Trulshik Rinpoche founded in 1968 after fleeing Tibet. Join …
SpiritualSee the yeti scalp in Khumjung gompa
Khumjung's gompa keeps a revered relic: a tall, conical cap of reddish hide said to be a yeti scalp. Scientists …
SpiritualEvening kora around Namche's gompa
Join older Namche residents on their evening kora, the clockwise walk around the town's gompa and prayer wheels, then sit …
SpiritualKhumbu's oldest gompa and its juniper grove
Climb to Upper Pangboche to visit the small, ancient gompa attributed to Lama Sangwa Dorje, said to be the oldest …
SpiritualClimb to Chiwong Gompa above Phaplu
Walk up from Phaplu through pine and village fields to Chiwong Gompa, a Sherpa monastery founded around 1920 on a …
SpiritualSit in on Tengboche's afternoon puja
Join the monks of Khumbu's largest monastery for their afternoon prayers: deep chanting, long horns, drums and butter lamps beneath …
SpiritualMorning prayers at Thame's cliffside gompa
Climb 20–30 minutes from the village fields to Thame gompa, built against a cliff high above the Bhote Koshi, and …
SpiritualHike to the Lawudo hermitage above the Thame trail
A steep side trail above Mende, on the way between Namche and Thame, climbs to the Lawudo hermitage, the cave …