The Langtang Himal is visible from the Kathmandu valley but is amazingly peaceful, life plods on serenely, ignoring the frenetic rush of city life. These northern valleys host Buddhist communities whose ancestry can be traced back to Tibet. Crossed on the Gosainkund Trek, the great brooding ridge of the Laurebina pass separates the Tibetan-inspired scenery of Langtang from the middle hills of Helambu. Seemingly soaring to heaven, These oxygen-starved ridges hide the holy lakes of Gosainkund.