Name: Pung Gyen Monastery
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Please check local regulations for: मनास्लु संरक्षण क्षेत्र

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1. Pung Gyen Monastery loop from Samagaon

13.8km

04:51

590m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Pung Gyen Monastery loop from Shyala

11.7km

03:56

560m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Holger S.

May 8, 2023

The small monastery is located in a high valley at over 4,000 meters directly at the foot of Manaslu. Right next to the mighty lateral moraine of the Punggen Glacier is a plain that is used seasonally as pasture. From here you have a fantastic view of Manaslu and its subsidiary peaks, as well as the striking appearance of Himal Chuli (7,893 meters) in the south.

In the 1950s, the monastery on the edge of the glacier was destroyed by an avalanche, which also killed many residents. The locals, it is often reported, attributed this to the wrath of the gods. Because they believed that the disturbance on the "Mountain of Souls" was caused by the unsuccessful attempt by the Japanese to climb Manaslu the year before. The base camp is now at a different location, a little further north in a side valley of Manaslu -Glacier.

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Glückskinder.reisen

May 31, 2022

How the Punggen monastery crouches on the slope is worth seeing in itself. The wide plateau in front of it was also unbelievable. When the weather is nice, you have to have an impressive view of the snow-capped mountains here. On the other hand, we only had partial, no less mystical views when the clouds released individual peaks.

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Elevation 4,060 m

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Sunday 21 September

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Pung Gyen Monastery

1. Pung Gyen Monastery loop from Samagaon

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