Crystal clear air makes the peaks of the eastern Himalaya visible from the Nepal Tarai
Because of poor visibility due to pollution or weather, rarely these days does one get to see Nepal's topographical diversity of the Tarai, Chure,...
natural-beauty
Lifetime experience on Pikey Peak
With new roads, Edmund Hillary’s favourite vantage point is more accessible to trekkers
Teeing off below Everest
https://youtu.be/IBCLqSG_HMMThe Everest Base Camp trek is arduous enough for fit people, but it can be even more difficult for someone over 70....
Mustang in shadows and light
T his time of year Mustang is a profusion of colour: lapis lazuli sky with dazzling clouds, purple fields of buckwheat,...
Not just another book on Everest
It is perfect that Everest: Reflections on the Solu Khumbu should come out this year, the centenary of Edmund Hillary’s birth. The...
Dazzling Dolpo
The unprecedented blizzards this year in Dolpo and other trans-Himalayan districts have affected spring-season trekking. Most high passes in Dolpo, and between Dolpo and Mustang, are...
Rara’s rare beauty
Rara Lake is the biggest lake in Nepal, and its remoteness protects its pristine beauty.Although almost as hard to get to as...
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