The Alps to the Himalaya!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] The Alps to the Himalaya and The Great Himalaya Trail Tiphaine Muller & Pierre Jaumouillé It all started from some kind of simple joke. As Pierre and I were hiking the High Route of the Pyrénées, he asked me; what’s the next challenge? The Great Himalaya Trail? I had never heard of this traverse before. I didn’t know such a hike existed and, moreover, that it could be doable for us. I didn’t know we could hike for 80 days. It scared me. But I thought, wow, that’s another adventure! Far away...
Nepal’s New Trekking Rules
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Surprise Announcement of Nepal's New Trekking Rules March 2023: A joint announcement by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN), Nepal Association of Travel and Tour Agents (NATTA), the Trekking Guide’s Union and Trekking Porter’s Union sends shockwaves through the Himalayan trekking community – solo trekking is banned in all National Parks in Nepal from the 1st April, all foreigners must take a government-registered guide employed through a government-registered trekking company. The announcement drew support (from trekking companies, guides and porters) and derision from trekkers and across...
