Trekking to the base of the world’s third highest mountain is a wilderness experience like no other
Take the lesser-known Lumsa route to Pikey Peak
Trekking routes are being replaced by roads along the Annapurna Circuit, affecting local livelihoods
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…
An Annapurna trek is a vivid illustration of how tourism, if done well, transforms livelihoods
A Filipina and Nepali have set out to trek right across Nepal to challenge notions of what Asian women can do
Images of Dolpo taken 40 years apart show little change. But that is about to change.
Premium permit fees are keeping tourists away from the trans-Himalayan district, impacting on the local economy
What started as a hobby for one Nepali has inspired a whole generation to explore their country
A four-year-old Nepali goes forth to discover 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…
All photos: THANANYA SHRESTHAI had heard so many stories of multi-coloured rhododendrons along the mountain trails near Bhojpur that I was…
When Nepal’s trekking income dropped due to the pandemic, hungry dogs behaved like the wolves they evolved from
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…
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…
All photos: DAVID POKORNYI was initially preparing to run the 2021 Everest Trail Race following the 2019 Annapurna Marathon and another trip in…
Floods, a declining yarsagumba crop and collapse of trekking combine to impoverish farmers in Nepal’s remotest district
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…
Photo: KUNDA DIXITAfter nearly two years of nearly zero tourist arrivals and revenue, Nepal looks set to welcome international tourists again…
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…
Namche Bazar, the gateway to Mt Everest, is currently abuzz with climbers and trekkers as they prepare to head towards Base Camp after the…
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…
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's demeanour was more professorial than political.It was a glowing autumn afternoon in Bhaktapur with the sun warming the…
