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Nepal's best national park has a lot more than just Mount Everest

Remote trekking routes, Sherpa villages, turquoise alpine lakes, and glacier views make this Himalayan destination more than ...
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Heaven in the Himalayas: Nepal’s top 5 responsible boutique hotels

It’s been nearly two years since one of Nepal’s major fault lines sparked the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed at least 8,000 lives and many of the Himalayan nation’s historic monuments. Yet the ...
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I’ve Been Trekking Nepal for 20 Years—These Epic Routes Beat Everest

From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus. If you are drawn instinctively and helplessly to high mountains, then the Nepal Himalayas ...
Nepali Times

Peak season in the Nepal Himalaya

Camp 2 below the Lhotse face. Photos: LAKPA SHERPA/8K EXPEDITIONS It is currently summit week on Everest, with strong pre-monsoon storms lashing the world’s highest mountain. Climbers and their Nepali ...
The Himalayan Times

Nepali guides receive Korea's Golden Ice Axe for Mera Peak recovery

IFMGA-certified guides Riten Tashi Sherpa and Ashish Gurung were honoured by South Korean Ambassador to Nepal Park Tae-Young on behalf of the Korean Alpine Rescue Association (KARA) and the Government ...
CNN

With climate change, Himalayas’ future is warmer, not necessarily brighter

As snow layered the trail before him, Hari Chaudhary thought it was odd. The veteran trekking guide had never seen snow on the trail in early October. The popular 21-day Annapurna Circuit takes ...