What sustainable tourism means in practice
An Annapurna trek is a vivid illustration of how tourism, if done well, transforms livelihoods
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Pokhara 800 years ago
New paper describes collapse of Annapurna 4 that created the terraces on which the city is located today
Tang Ting’s winter wonderland
One of the advantages of Nepal’s spreading road network is that scenic spots that used to take days of trekking to reach...
Edinburgh store comes full circle to Nepal
In the heart of Edinburgh near the Church of St John the Evangelist is One World Shop, a modest-looking store that sells goods from all over the...
Climate change is a disaster in the Nepal Himalaya
Floods, a declining yarsagumba crop and collapse of trekking combine to impoverish farmers in Nepal’s remotest district
Annapurna Dhaulagiri double-take
The Nepal Himalaya has seen a spurt in expeditions this spring, largely because of the backlog of the past years, and possibly...
Spring returns to Nepal’s mountaineering
A year to the day after Nepal went into its first Covid-19 lockdown on 23 March 2020, climbers are back at Mt...
The Other ABC Trek
In Pokhara, you do not go to the mountains, the mountains come to you. This is one of the most fascinating spots...
Forests replace glaciers in the Himalaya
[caption id="attachment_54080" align="alignnone" width="900"] Panoramic view of Manang Village and the Gangapurna and Annapurna III Glaciers that have retreated dramatically since 1980....
Lifetime experience on Pikey Peak
With new roads, Edmund Hillary’s favourite vantage point is more accessible to trekkers
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