An artist’s ode to the Dolpo way of life through texture, jewelry, plants
Climate change and overharvesting reduces earnings of villagers from a lucrative Himalayan fungus
The view is divided about whether new motorable roads are good or bad for this isolated region
Images of Dolpo taken 40 years apart show little change. But that is about to change.
Chilean musicians find familiar music in the trans-Himalayan district of Dolpo in Nepal
Tsering Sumjok Gurung with German plastic surgeon André Borsche (left) and Peter Hinze (right). Borsche had treated her childhood injury at the…
Manang. Photo: NABIN LAMICHHANE.Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding areas experienced rains from Tuesday night with moderate snowfall in…
Floods, a declining yarsagumba crop and collapse of trekking combine to impoverish farmers in Nepal’s remotest district
It is morning here at 4,000m, and an overnight blizzard has left everything white. All around us, the outlines of the mountains of Dolpo have…
A holy valley in eastern Nepal prepares for the yarsa gumba harvesting season
... is not good news for trekkers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZCkbAzZU4c&feature=youtu.beAn assortment of French cheeses, appetisers and wine sit atop a stately table…
The other-worldly beauty of Phoksundo Lake at 3,660m. All photos: BHARAT BANDHU THAPAThe unprecedented blizzards this year in Dolpo and other…
The Mardi Trek is so wild you don't want to brag about once it is over so it remains that wayPics: Sewa BhattaraiThe conundrum of writing about…
Photos: Duksangh SherpaDorje Dolma was ten when her mother detected a lump in her back. Her father was a Tibetan healer, and took her to…
