“My niece and I took a spectacular trek from Shyaphru Besi through the Langtang valley to Kyanjin Gumba. Although raining slightly on the two and a half trek up the weather cleared and the views were so spectacular that we decided to spend the entire week at Kyanjin Gumba. The people and the town were extremely friendly and helpful, informing us of many day hikes to the various pilgrimage and viewpoints through the area. The company that arranged our trek, Mega Adventures, provided us a guide, Lakpa Sherpa, and porter, Phinju Serpa. Since I am 64 years old, I seriously doubt I could have made the trek without the experienced help of Lakpa. He came to know both my strengths and weaknesses and was right beside me whenever I needed support.  Whenever any type of dangerous situation arose, landslides in the terrain, fallen trees, narrow spots, wet and slippery rocks, stream crossings, etc, Lakpa was right there to point out the dangers and encourage us to take the proper path and precautions. Both Lakpa and Phinju proved to be excellent bridge builders for steam crossings. On one occasion, as we tried to get off the trail before total darkness descended upon us, Lakpa positioned himself slightly behind me and held my pack, pointing out the proper foot placement as we walked over slippery rocks to the tea houses in the next village. I cannot recall how many times his quick grip prevented me from a serious fall and injury. The entire team from Mega Adventures was extremely flexible in allowing us to change our itinerary as the trip progressed based upon weather conditions and our interests in the locations we visited. I was amazed at the loads that our porter, Phinju, was able to carry with speed, deft footing and good humor. His English was excellent and he stayed with us much of the trek, even thinking to put up barriers to keep the yaks out of our campsite and finding our forgotten items in the lodges by doing room checks when preparing our packs for the day's hike.  ”