The site of Langtang Village, once the heart of the national park.

Now buried under rock from the landslide that was triggered by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit on April 25th 2015. 

Prayer flags are blessing of long life, they litter what is now a grave for hundreds of people. 

Ghodatabela was once a thriving village with a guest house and restaurant. Placed at the bottom of the valley it used to be a popular settlement to rest for the night on the trek up Langtang valley. Now it's a ghostly shell.

The view of Langtang village from down the valley showing the size and extent of the damage and the size of the landslide that hit Langtang in April 2015.

Karchung Tamang is just one of a great many affected by the earthquake that shook Nepal. The delays in reconstruction have been blamed for more than a dozen deaths during the winter, mostly of elderly people. She sits next to her pile of kindling sorting through it, fire is the only way of keeping warm. 

Beside Karchung is the ruin of her house and livelihood, once a lodge and restaurant. 

Unmarried, widowed and divorced women have had only limited access to relief measure. She now has no job, no income and relies on the charity of other people. 

Nyima Gyalmu Tamang at Bhanjyangaon. Since April 2015 she has been living in temporary structures, like many others. They are made of flimsy tarpaulin, corrugated iron and plastic sheets. There is no sign of her gaining support from the government and she has no income. Her life has been changed forever by the earthquake.

Dorjee from Okuldhunga coming into the warmth of the fire after being out in a storm rebuilding the roof of Cheten and Babu Tamang's house. His jacket steams as he waits patiently for dinner. 

Many workers from other regions have come into Langtang to help with the extreme situation. A race is on to rebuild before the Autumn season. 

Cheten Tamang does all the cooking and hospitality for the lodge she lives in with her husband, Babu. They are in charge of hosting the workers who are rebuilding the village of Thyangshup.

Babu Tamang warmed by the light of the fire in his hut as the weather closes in. The locals in Langtang are of Tibetan ethnicity, they have adopted the Tamang name. 

On the outskirts of Kyanjim Gumba stands Cheoten Lama. The Himalayas towering behind her, their scale is unimaginable but the impact of the avalanches off their slopes are still too fresh in the mind. 

Survivors from Langtang have relocated to Kyanjin Gumba because of it's safe location. Cheoten has a full time job feeding and supporting the workers rebuilding and expanding the town.

Tenzing Gyalbu, single father trying to run a guest house. Since the earthquake damaged his house he has been struggling to make enough money to pay for the rebuilding. 

Nyima Lama at Thulo Syabru, breaking stones into smaller pieces for the construction of a new path in the damaged village. All day she breaks stones to rebuild the town that once flourished.  

Although times have been hard in Langtang since the earthquake, reconstruction has begun and is picking up a ferocious pace with hammers knocking throughout the valley and the paths full of workers carrying cement, wooden beams, rocks and more. 

Rebuilding in Mundu, a village very close to what remains of Lantang. Pasang Tamang rebuilds his sisters house with the help of his friends. 

Volunteers coming into the region to help with the transport of wood. Carrying the wood up valley many miles per day weighing up to 50 kilograms. They cannot afford to use helicopters for transport so this is the only way.

Transporting a giant wooden beam across the scree formed by one of the giant landslides that happened last April near Kyanjin Gumba. 

Kalsung is a skilled carpenter from Everest. With his team, made up entirely from his family, they can build a house in less than two months.

Lobsang from Okuldhunga is another volunteer helping the region rebuild, he is a skilled carpenter. Working under temporary structures he plains one of the wooden beams that is typical in the building style of Langtang.

Tsiring is carrying her son on her back through Khangjim, she carries him everywhere like this. Children are a rare sight in Langtang these days, they have to go to school in Kathmandu because the schools in Langtang have been destroyed.

Everyone in Langtang has lost someone, the locals will never forget but they will move forward and attempt to recover. 

Now Maya is talking about the future.  It is her plan to go to Europe and work to send money back to her family. If the tourism does not pick up come November, she cannot afford to stay here in Langtang.

The Langtang landscape looking down valley from Kyanjin Gumba. The weather moves fast as the seasons change. The scenery is truly stunning.

Although life has been difficult since the earthquake, the people of Langtang are resilient. They have maintained positivity as a community even in the face of such disaster. The rebuilding is reaching the end and they are ready for tourists to return so Langtang can finally get back on its feet.