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Articles tagged with #Annapurna
Il y a d’autres Annapurnas dans la vie des hommes
France and Nepal mark the 75th anniversary of the first ascent of an 8,000m peak
Chandra’s Annapurna
In a posthumously published book, Chandra Gurung documents the conservation-with- development model he pioneered
What sustainable tourism means in practice
An Annapurna trek is a vivid illustration of how tourism, if done well, transforms livelihoods
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
Annapurna 4 and 2, and Lamjung Himal after fresh snowfall on new year's eve.One of the advantages of Nepal’s spreading road network is that…
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
Photo: KUNDA DIXITThe 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
The summit of Mt Everest taken in 2019 by Karma Tenzing. In the foreground is the remnant of the Hillary Step that came down during the 2015…
The Other ABC Trek
Upper Narchyang village from where the trek starts.In Pokhara, you do not go to the mountains, the mountains come to you. This is one of the…
Forests replace glaciers in the Himalaya
[caption id="attachment54080" align="alignnone" width="900"] Panoramic view of Manang Village and the Gangapurna and Annapurna III Glaciers that…
Lifetime experience on Pikey Peak
With new roads, Edmund Hillary’s favourite vantage point is more accessible to trekkers
Holy Waters
https://youtu.be/-9rP1yNydLsBeat the crowd to Khayer LakeSewa Bhattarai in MyagdiThe Ghorepani-Poon Hill Trek? That is so last century. Now that…
The ABCs of a winter trek in Nepal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcaWYJSU5y4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2Qnf8iXarhb9omsTAfo3FB-fITc8Z9i8Snve1T9mfrPCF29p5KMvgUgEver since…
Fixing what ain't broke
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALADespite the mountain of problems in this country, and the list of urgent to-do’s for the government, Nepal's officialdom…
Remembering Boxing Day 2004
After four days on a trek, news of the tsunami sounded like the end of the world
Municipalities want to manage Annapurna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Who9k1JGrgsEver since it was launched in 1984 the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) has been a…
Trails less travelled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsMi4Zs-KrEAt 7,193m Gurja Himal is not high by Himalayan standards, and is dwarfed by the rock and ice pyramid…
Choppers to ABC banned
Himalkhabar.comHelicopter companies now flying to Annapurna and Machhapuchre Base Camps will be limited to rescue operations, after locals…
Infectious enthusiasm for travel
Typhoid is just another part of Nepal’s adventure tourism package