Can An Average Thru-Hiker Tackle the GHT?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Can An Average Thru-Hiker Tackle the GHT? Jeff Ballard In short: Yes In a few more words: Yes, but it helps to adapt the trail route and direction to match your skill set and the weather conditions.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_gallery interval="3" images="24450,24451,24452" img_size="large" css=""][vc_column_text css=""]If you want a bit more, here are 3 photos which I'm told are worth 3,000 words give or take.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] A Little Background on the Great Himalaya Trail The GHT has a reputation for being one of the toughest trails out there. This makes sense, as the stated premise for the trail...
Solo Pilgrimage of the Soul
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Walking Through Grief to Find Inner Peace Andrew Yeats The Falling Down Wake-Up Call I stand at the base of a vast, snow-covered Himalayan peak, over 6,000 m. The mountain rises above me like an immense cathedral of ice, silent and still. I’ve come here alone, hoping to make my first solo winter ascent and perhaps, in doing so, to understand something of life’s meaning. With crampons biting into the frozen slope and ice axes in my hands, I climb steadily, one deliberate step at a time. There are no fixed ropes,...
40 years of trekking before taking on the GHT!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On my 40th anniversary visit to Nepal I decided to trek the GHT at the age of 72! Since 1983 I had climbed and trekked extensively, adding a great deal to the economy. This would be a greater challenge because of a recent Total Knee Replacement. Several Orthopaedic Surgeons advised me to limit my physical activity to easy walking! After extensive physical rehabilitation and training I gradually improved my confidence. I increased my daily walks to 25-30 kms, stimulating Nepal conditions in the New Zealand Alps. I arrived in Kathmandu late...
Honeymoon on the GHT
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Honeymoon on the GHT Matthew & Anna Ross The idea of trekking the Great Himalaya Trail was brought up between us in 2017, and we decided that not only could we realise our dream of getting married, but we can also realise our dream of trekking the GHT. The planning stage felt daunting - hundreds of kilometres of trail and sketchy information. But we soon realised that the only way we can achieve this goal is to take the first step of the trek and the kilometres will gradually add up. So just...
Heather’s profound and life changing GHT!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Heather's profound and life changing GHT - a journey like no other! As is so often the case, so many big, life changing adventures come from a tiny, spur of the moment decision… Sometime back in 2012, Bek and Cal (my daughter and son) and I decided on a whim to trek to Everest Base Camp in January 2013 - it was the middle of the Nepalese Winter… To say it was very, very cold was an understatement! But as challenging as it was, it was to be the beginning of our...
The first to dance along the GHT!
[vc_row content_aligment="center" css=".vc_custom_1764563688151{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https://www.greathimalayatrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Seth-Wolpin.jpg?id=7556) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}" min_height="400px" el_class="ght-custom-banner-section"][vc_column][vc_column_text css="" el_class="ght-banner-heading"] The first to dance along the GHT! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] The first GHTers to dance the GHT! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2011, I was fortunate to join a successful Everest expedition. During my climb I realized that I like hiking and running a lot more than climbing. The following year, I ran unsupported across the USA and sometime around then I stumbled across Lizzy Hawker's trip report from her first attempt on the GHT, her...
