Nepal earthquake appeal - Langtang Valley

In the past few days dramatic but horrifying images and videos have appeared in the media showing the effect that the Nepal earthquake had on villages and infrastructure in the Langtang Valley. The photos below taken by our clients Bill and Alison show the scale of devastation in the Langtang valley. 

Adventure Peaks are supporting this cause and working directly with Community Action Nepal to raise funds for the Langtang area. Please help us to help them directly by:

Donating by BACS direct to our appeal account (01-04-66, 33672024). Please identify your donation with LANGTANG APPEAL

Donate securely online by using the links below:

With the village of Langtang totally destroyed by a massive landslide / avalanche, it is probable that this region is the hardest hit in Nepal…

The Guardian, 4 May 2015

The bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers were recovered at the biggest village in Langtang, which lies 60km (40 miles) north of Kathmandu and is on a trekking route popular with westerners.

The entire village, which includes 55 guesthouses used by trekkers, was wiped out by the avalanche, officials said. “Volunteers and police personnel are digging through six-foot snow with shovels looking for more bodies,” Gautam Rimal, assistant chief district officer, said.

Click here to see the BBC Video – 4 May 2015

Two Adventure Peaks trekkers, Bill and Alison, had an extremely narrow escape when their guesthouse in Thulo Shyabru crumbled in the earthquake. It they had not come out on to the terrace a minute before the earthquake struck, they would have crumbled with it…

Bill’s report – 1 May – after return to the UK

We had literally just walked out the front of the building to have a cup of tea on the terrace when the quake hit. We had thought of taking our trekking boots off in the room, if we had…..

Thulo Shyabru is virtually wiped out as all buildings are either flattened or severely damaged. There were several deaths that we knew of at the time.

Shiva & I went back up to the village a couple of times after the initial quake to see what we could salvage. I grabbed some blankets; food/water & Shiva got his rucsac/first aid kit. The rucsac proved very important as he had spare tops for Alison & me. Our rucsacs and Adventure Peaks bags got buried. On the Sunday we did an 11 hour walk out to where we got a local bus back into Kathmandu on the Monday.

The devastation we saw on our long journey through the countryside back to Kathmandu was heart-breaking and I think the news from Nepal will get a lot worse when the authorities finally get out to these villages.

Click here see more about Bill’s personal experience

Adventure Peaks, and many of our clients, have a close affinity for Langtang. A couple of weeks before our Everest Summit Expedition team were in Langtang as part of their acclimatisation program before attempting Everest from the north side (now closed by the Chinese authorities), along with other clients going to climb Naya Kanga.

In light of all this, and alongside the many national, global and individual fundraising initiatives, Adventure Peaks has established a fund where all monies raised will be directed to help the people of the Langtang valley to rebuild their damaged or destroyed properties.

It is more than likely that if you are reading this you have already donated to an earthquake appeal. Even if you have, PLEASE look at the BBC video clip at what was Langtang. Funds to help re-build Langtang village, and other villages in the valley, will be needed for months and maybe years ahead. In collaboration with our colleagues in Nepal, we will ensure the funds we raise go directly to the inhabitants affected in the Langtang Valley.