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Bridges along the Manaslu Circuit and Tsum Valley treks in Nepal

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Nepal’s Manaslu and Tsum Valley regions are rich with natural and cultural treasures. Water is abundant in these areas, and crossing rivers and streams is part of daily life. There is more in the bridges than mere engineering. Some are brand new, some are old. Some are solid and some are crippled. Each bridge has its own character. A bridge is also a unique viewpoint, a meeting place, a move to another phase, an excitement. Traversing a bridge sometimes feels like a sacred ceremony…

You are invited to taste a bit of the Manaslu – Tsum bridges experience. This is only an excerpt from a comprehensive Manaslu-Tsum bridges virtual journey available on .

Nepal’s Manaslu and Tsum Valley regions are rich with natural and cultural treasures. Water is abundant in these areas, and crossing rivers and streams is part of daily life. There is more in the bridges than mere engineering. Some are brand new, some are old. Some are solid and some are crippled. Each bridge has its own character. A bridge is also a unique viewpoint, a meeting place, a move to another phase, an excitement. Traversing a bridge sometimes feels like a sacred ceremony…

You are invited to taste a bit of the Manaslu – Tsum bridges experience. This is only an excerpt from a comprehensive Manaslu-Tsum bridges virtual journey available on .

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Majestic suspension bridge connecting the two parts of Arughat Bazar over the mighty Budhi Gandaki

Interesting multi-span stone – wood bridge on a Budhi Gandaki tributary near Arughat Bazar

Red dot decorating a green landscape north of Arughat Bazar

Slinging

Old suspension bridge with a wooden deck north of Tatopani, replaced today by a new metal deck suspension bridge

A bridge over doubled water

Just another day at the field, near Tsumling

High above, near Rachen Gompa

Bridging over the two sections of the village of Chhule

Log walk on the way to Mu Gompa

Built environment in the village of Nile - a fabulous man-made landscape of stone and wood

Walking on a growing wood above the turquoise

Excitement at its peak – the longest, most dilapidated wooden cantilever bridge. North of the village of Ripche

This is how the previous bridge looks like from a distance. Some would probably prefer to keep a distance…

A mule, the typical truck, carrying cooking gas cylinders on a rusty truss bridge over the Budhi Gandaki north of Philim

Mules cross an extremely shaky suspension bridge, currently replaced by a new one. Note the height of the “handrail”

A local resident carries a Doko – the famous Nepali basket over the lovely wooden deck of a suspension bridge north of Bihi

The Budhi Gandaki flows into dramatic gorges in Namrung area, with viewpoints from wooden bridges along the route

Morning rush hour of cattle on the Namrung entrance bridge

A significant traverse on the heavenly plateau of Punggen Gompa

Bridge over icy water on a barren environment north of Samdo

Lovely hilly background to Gowa’s suspension bridge

Manaslu is the 8th highest mountain in the world, 8163 meters high. The Manaslu Circuit Trail goes up along the Budhi Gandaki river, crosses Larkye La at 5106 meters and descends along glaciers and the Dudh river. Tsum Valley is located east of the Manaslu range.

Where

Photos were taken in Autumn 2011

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