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Ganesh Himal Range as seen from premises of Gumba Lundang during my Manaslu Circuit and Tsum Valley Trek
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Forgive
me I’m confused about day itinerary and merge Day 6 and Day 7 activities on
same Day 6. This Day 7 Manaslu trek itinerary is supposed to be 8 I apologize.
We start from Chekampar after breakfast. We descend down to Dumje. It was
another mistake lol cause it is supposed to descend left from trail by Chorten
all the way down cause it will be more easier to find trail to Gumba Lundang.
Now we are on middle of no where is Dumje. We can’t find the bridge to cross
the river and there are no bodies out on the area to ask cause it is kind of
temporary settlement of local people from Rupchet and Chumling. After wandering
for a while I saw a local people out on field next to river and I descend down
to riverbank same did the local people. We are shouting out very loud as we was
explaining me the way. I turn toward Frank now and explained about bridge
shifted to new place little above. We hike up east passing through fields and
found wooden bridge out there to cross. Now we found a major trail that lead
uphill all the way toward Gumba Lundang. Probably this is the most isolated
place on Tsum. Trail passes all the way through jungle. Trail was very good and
we can see monastery on middle of jungle pretty far. We walk all the way to
monastery area. We reach a monastery premises and try to go the middle of
courtyard suddenly one old monk stood up and start shouting – go back came here
making a clockwise direction. Fuck we step backward and make a rotation of
monastery and came in the middle of courtyard from next side. We sat down talk
for a while with old monks and let them know we were hungry. She cooked Dal
Bhat and we had it. There was no room to sleep instead monk point us on
corridor of monastery. She provide us thin mattress that’s it. We settle on two
end of corridor leave our backpack there. Just couple of minutes on east of
Gumba Lundang there was another small isolated monastery. We decide to walk
there and explore the territory. There was one single monk she asks us whether
we want to go inside the monastery and we said yes she open the door we enter
but she ask for money to take the picture. Unfortunately we had leaved everything
on backpack at monastery corridor so we explain her we will back after a while
but she turns out rude and scolds us and closes the monastery door. It was very
bad actually and kind of rude as well. We return back to our deluxe room and
stay on warm sunlight. Don’t forget insect repelling spray, as there is lots of
flying insect like bee and sometimes bite you. We stop for a while and soon
monks invite us for evening praying ceremony. It was very delightful experience
with music and rhymes. We slept on our respective portion of corridor. Late
night I need to go out for a pee I wake up and try to open the main door of
monastery suddenly out of my expectation a big black dog that was tied on
courtyard was set free for whole night came in front of door and start to
barking at me. Sweet Jesus I return back and wrap me with sleeping bag again
for rest of the night.
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My accommodation in Gumba Lundang – It is corridor on big monastery with big wooden window frame absence of windowpane.
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