After Mount Kailash, Manaslu is held by locals — including Dawa Dorje of Lho — to carry almost the same sacred weight. A belief rarely told to visitors, and the year of the horse is when it matters most.

October light, low rivers, and golden larch in the Nubri Valley — a guide’s notes from the trail.

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