This is a starting and ending point for trekkers, and as such is filled with a mix of people in anxious anticipation of their impending adventure and those who have recently returned from exhausting treks.
Many trekkers start expeditions here, but end at other sites. 
mnli hypothesis: Many trekkers start expeditions here, but end at other sites.  premise: This is a starting and ending point for trekkers, and as such is filled with a mix of people in anxious anticipation of their impending adventure and those who have recently returned from exhausting treks.