Descent from Kyangin Ri to Glacier Valley

From the top of Kyangin Ri you continue on and descend along a narrow path towards the saddle. View back to the top

You are in the saddle for a while, but before you start to descend into the valley, go a few meters further over the saddle and enjoy the beautiful view

The bottom of the valley is a proper stonemason supplied with material from weathered slopes. You must cross the valley to the other side along which the path leads down the valley

In the stream in the middle of the stonemasonry, we replenished the water, which must be naturally nicely filtered. View from the other side of the valley to the saddle from where we started the descent and rubble slopes, which must be traversed on the way down

When descending, pay attention to the footpath, which is not always 100% clear. But be sure to always head to the pastoral stone pens, which you will see from a great distance on the edge of the valley

When descending the valley, you have the largest Kimshung glacier here in the palm of your hand. If you still have the strength it is probably realistic to climb up the slope to the front of the glacier

After about two hours of descent from Kyangin Ri through a completely deserted valley, you come to places where there are pastoral fences and large boulders. From here, the way back to Kyangin Gompa is absolutely clear and distinct. This place is also marked on the map as Glacier Viewpoint, which is based on the truth, as seen from the photo. From here you will meet people who come here for an easier acclimatization trip. So thanks to this alternative descent, you have two trips in one day

Langtang Lirung is nice from everywhere

Glacier View Point is more than a hundred meters above the valley and the road descends steeply. From here you can see all the way to our destination – Kyanjin Gompu far on the horizon

After the initial steep descent, another walk through the valley is absolutely comfortable. It pays to turn quite often

The road follows the Lower Kiangin Ri, which we climbed at the very beginning of the day. From here it looks like a real rock

The circuit closes and we come back to Kyanjin Gompa