Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>Karma Bhotia's home village of Chyamtang sits on a sloping plateau above the Arun River, not far from Tibet in northeast Nepal.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>In all, about 120 students attend the school in Chyamtang, a village of 600 in northeast Nepal.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>This is a recent photo of the house where Karma Bhotia grew up in Chyamtang, Nepal

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>The library in Chepuwa, a village about two hours' hike from Chyamtang, was named for Durangoans Karma and Jyamu Bhotia, who donated money to build it. The library was needed for the village to qualify for a government sanctioned high school.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>Chyamtang sits high above the Arun Valley at the foot of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal. The school, seen in the center, was damaged in a 2012 earthquake.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>Teachers and some of the 120 students line up for a group photo at the school in Chyamtang, Nepal.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>Karma Bhotia has not been to Chyamtang since 1989. This was taken in 1985 at the family home there. From left are Karma Bhotia, his father, Rapten; his mother, Bunjab; his older sister, Gejung; and his younger sister, Sumjung. His father died in 1992; the women now all live in Darjeeling, India.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>Some of the rock walls of the school in Chyamtang fell apart during a 2012 earthquake. Karma Bhotia hopes to makes repairs to the school when he leads a contingent of Americans there in October.

Courtesy of Karma Bhotia<br>Karma Bhotia, in blue hat, and Larry Conrad, in yellow shirt, meet some villagers on their way to Langtang National Park in Nepal during an October 2013 trip.