The monastery was also regularly visited by the early expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s and 1930s after a five-week journey from Darjeeling in the Indian foothills of the Himalaya.
The monastery served as a regular stop for early expeditions attempting to climb Mount Everest during the 1920s and 1930s, traveling from Darjeeling, situated at the base of the Himalayas, for a five-week journey.