“The Nepal Himalaya is amazing; a place where you can immerse yourself in authentic cultures and be inspired by the greatest mountain scenery on the planet…”

About Us

greathimalayatrail.com, The Great Himalaya Trail – A Pictorial Guide and associated works are the result of a 7 year project (beginning 2002) by Robin Boustead (Pole to Pole Expeditions) to plan, walk, map and then disseminate information about the Great Himalaya Trail.

Nepal was the first country he completed, believing that it is the easiest for other trekkers to duplicate. Over the next 2 years, Robin plans to complete some sections in Tibet, and all of Bhutan, India and Pakistan. He will also try to get back to Nepal to do some further research in the Far-West of the country.

Robin is happy to advise adventure travel companies how they can add the GHT to their itineraries or provide new ideas for trekking destinations and/or partner organisations. If you have any questions about how you or your organisation could be part of the GHT then please email us.

This website and all of Robin’s treks have been fully self-funded. If you would like to help Robin on his Great Himalaya Trail project, or you are interested in joining Robin for sections of his GHT treks, please send him an email through contact us.

Robin’s Background

Born in the UK and now based in Sydney, Australia, Robin has been trekking in Nepal since he fell in love with the Himalaya in 1993. During many trekking holidays he and a bunch of friends developed a concept for the most challenging alpine trek in the world, Great Himalaya Trail.

Since 1992, he has researched new trekking routes in some of the remotest mountain regions of Nepal before completing a full traverse over two seasons; the post-monsoon of 2008 and pre-monsoon of 2009. His epic journey took a total of 6 months on the trail, and on both treks he lost over twenty percent of his body weight.

During his longer treks he has often been mistaken for a yak, and his favourite beer is Guinness.