Langtang

Trees include the deciduous oak and maple, evergreens like pine, and various types of rhododendron.

Around 2000, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme, some of these were equipped with solar panels so that hikers could shower with warm water.

[15] The village of Langtang was almost completely destroyed (1 building survived) by a massive avalanche caused by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.

The village suffered an estimated 310 deaths, including 176 Langtang residents, 80 foreigners, and 10 army personnel.

[17] The Langtangpas who survived the destruction of the earthquake were evacuated by helicopter to Kathmandu, where a displaced persons camp was temporarily set up at the Yellow Gumba near Swayanmbhu.

[18] Many Langtangpas returned to the valley in the following months, and a significant amount of reconstruction was completed within the first year after the earthquake.

[21] The intergovernmental organisation ICIMOD conducts periodic cryospheric research in the Langtang valley and Yala Glacier.