Shepherds attend a part-time night school near Mokhotlong, Lesotho. For many, these classes are the only form of education they can access.

Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school

Shepherds attend a part time night school near Mokhotlong, Lesotho. For many, these classes, which occur roughly twice a month, are the only form of education they can access.

Shepherds attend a part-time night school near Mokhotlong, Lesotho. For many, these classes are the only form of education they can access. Tommy Trenchard for NPR

Tommy Trenchard for NPR

The sun has already started setting behind the towering peaks of central Lesotho when Kabelo Mohai and Lepeli Maapesa begin their long walk to school.

Wool blankets draped over their shoulders against the biting cold, the two young men scramble down rocky paths nearly 8,000

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