trekking

Call to scrap Upper Mustang tourist fee

Premium permit fees are keeping tourists away from the trans-Himalayan district, impacting on the local economy

The journey is more interesting than the destination

What started as a hobby for one Nepali has inspired a whole generation to explore their country

Sherli goes trekking

A four-year-old Nepali goes forth to discover Nepal

Sahina Shrestha

More rain and snow forecast for Nepal

Unseasonal late monsoon rains across Nepal are causing floods, damaging paddy fields ready for harvest, and early snowfall in the Himalaya has...

Off the beaten trek in Nepal

I had heard so many stories of multi-coloured rhododendrons along the mountain trails near Bhojpur that I was determined to see it...

Khumbu dogs go wild after tourism decline

When Nepal’s trekking income dropped due to the pandemic, hungry dogs behaved like the wolves they evolved from

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...

Himalayan highs

I was initially preparing to run the 2021 Everest Trail Race following the 2019 Annapurna Marathon and another trip in 2016. The race was...

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

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