Tag Archives: Trekking

Kangchenjunga offers new hope to revive trekking in 2012

Kangchenjunga, the third highest point in the world, is more a mountain range than a peak. Stretching east to west across nearly 25 kilometers from Sikkim to Nepal, Kangchenjunga looks as if a slice of the planet has risen to … Continue reading

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Like walking? Try the Himalayan range, all of it

In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, untapped alternative to the bucket-list trek to base camp on the world’s highest … Continue reading

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Protesting Mustang folks warn of barring tourist entry

With the government still undecided about the allocation of resources collected from tourists in Upper Mustang, local residents have warned that they would bar tourists from entering the district from October unless the government allocates 60 percent of the tourist … Continue reading

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