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Kangchenjunga in winter
Trekking to the base of the world’s third highest mountain is a wilderness experience like no other
Going offtrek in Solu
Take the lesser-known Lumsa route to Pikey Peak
Trailing off in Manang
Trekking routes are being replaced by roads along the Annapurna Circuit, affecting local livelihoods
Peak Season
Dasain is here, the festival of family and travel. The spirit is dampened this year because of the flood disaster, and many highways are still…
What sustainable tourism means in practice
An Annapurna trek is a vivid illustration of how tourism, if done well, transforms livelihoods
The great Himalayan trial
A Filipina and Nepali have set out to trek right across Nepal to challenge notions of what Asian women can do
Time catching up with timeless Dolpo
Images of Dolpo taken 40 years apart show little change. But that is about to change.
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
More rain and snow forecast for Nepal
Satellite radar image showing position of the heaviest rainfall on Thursday morning. The system is now moving north, and will bring more rain to…
Off the beaten trek in Nepal
All photos: THANANYA SHRESTHAI had heard so many stories of multi-coloured rhododendrons along the mountain trails near Bhojpur that I was…
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
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…
Himalayan highs
All photos: DAVID POKORNYI was initially preparing to run the 2021 Everest Trail Race following the 2019 Annapurna Marathon and another trip in…
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
Trekking in Nepal is open for business
All photos courtesy of PEMBA NORBU SHERPATill two years ago, Pemba Norbu Sherpa was a happy-go-lucky trekking guide from Phakding on the Everest…
Nepal reopening for tourists
Photo: KUNDA DIXITAfter nearly two years of nearly zero tourist arrivals and revenue, Nepal looks set to welcome international tourists again…
Livelihoods matter, restart trekking in Nepal
The famous view at Gokyo Ri draws tourists from around the world. It was abandoned in May 2021.On the morning of 20 May this year, we dragged…
Despite Covid-19, climbers are back on Everest
Namche Bazar, the gateway to Mt Everest, is currently abuzz with climbers and trekkers as they prepare to head towards Base Camp after the…
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…
Cleared to land
Pokhara's much-delayed new international airport is scheduled to open early next year. Photo: Krishna Mani Baral2020 was a write-off for Nepal’s…
Niranjan Koirala, 73
Niranjan Koirala's demeanour was more professorial than political.It was a glowing autumn afternoon in Bhaktapur with the sun warming the…