A Trekking Guide to Upper and Lower Mustang

Mustang is a magical and mystical Shangri-La. Hidden for centuries behind the
Himalaya, this high and wild land has remained untarnished. As Mustang stirs
into modernity, the spirit of old Tibet lingers on in its cultural treasures:
walled cities, crumbling fortresses, ancient monasteries, inaccessible cave
dwellings and secretive religious art.

The wildest dreams of nature unfold: a panorama of strangely eroded fairytale
outcrops, pinnacles and twisted turrets. Mysterious canyons and fantastically
etched, contorted cliffs are painted in a myriad of vivid colours. The aim of
this new trekking guide to Mustang is to introduce not only the different
trails, but also the amazing, almost unique, culture. Each of the monasteries
and hidden cave shrines of Mustang holds a spellbinding allure. In one or two
of the caves, even stranger and very dark secrets from the ancient past have
been unearthed.

Mustang will change, but no earthly mortal can tear apart the phenomenal
sights of nature here – only nature herself and those fiery, hot-headed demons
that are suppressed by the stronger forces of the cosmos.This ground-breaking
guide, packed with cultural detail, is an indispensable companion for those
discovering this lost paradise.