Cave Interior, Nyiphu The upper valley, Tsoshar, north-east of Lo Manthang, is riddled with
hand-dug caves and extensive hilltop ruins. Near Nyiphu a well preserved multistorey cave
system is revealed only by a scattering of head-size openings in a vertical cliff. The
caves are entered via a wobbly notched log ladder through a hole in an overhang. On each
level a corridor runs parallel with the cliff face from which short passages jut inwards,
surrounded by cells. Holes in the floor and ceiling lead to other levels. © Copyright 1998 Robert Powell |