Khumjung Monastery

This Local Family Is Helping Travelers Explore the Great Himalaya Trails

"About an hour’s detour led me to the 17th-century Rimijung Monastery, whose dramatic rust-red façade, elaborately carved orange window frames and prayer wheels set into the wall were alive with the sound of drums and Tibetan horns as monks in training practiced ceremonial music; a honeylike scent rose from drying azaleas destined to become incense, and I could see Mount Thamserku in the distance—whose treacherous 1987 summit by Sonam Sherpa is now effectively unclimbable because of the lack of snow tied to climate change." - Gisela Williams Gisela Williams Gisela Williams writes about culture, design, travel, and sustainability for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and How to Spend It. She has lived in Europe for nearly two decades, now residing in Berlin with her family. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines