The article discusses the inhabitants of Limi panchayat, Humla district, Karnali zone, Nepal, and their engagement with the potential development in the area. It is based on fieldwork carried out from March to September 1974. It provides a corpus of basic ethnographic-ecological data and some tentative and specific suggestions concerning areas for implementing development. The article gives a brief description of the location and physical access, the cultural and demographic context with an age-gender pyramid, and the subsistence economy consisting of agriculture, crafts, trade, and labor. The author also puts forward suggestions concerning the factors affecting the adaptation of the inhabitants of Limi. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-05)