Nepal Travel Blog Trekking, tour , climbing & expedition

There has been a lot of speculation about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Terrorism, hijacking, meteors. I cannot believe the analysis on CNN; it’s almost disturbing. I tend to look for a simpler explanation, and I find it with the 13,000-foot runway at Pulau Langkawi. We know the story of MH370: ...

Ciwec Clinic and Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) are conducting lecture sessions on High Altitude Sickness for the benefit of trekkers, trekking guides and various stakeholders at Nepal Tourism Board. The second week of lecture went by with significant participation of trekkers and guides. Dr. Prativa Pandey, the Medical Director of ...

The market of Thangka arts and paintings has been growing notably in the Kathmandu valley, thanks to increased purchase by tourists, traders have said. “I am selling Thangkas worth around Rs 1 million yearly,” said Amar Lama, proprietor of Tibetan Thanka Academy. “Since I entered the Thangka business in 2009, ...

Nepal’s tourism ministry proposed installing ladders on Everest’s Hillary Step for a second time early Monday morning. The government body already announced that additional ropes would be fixed on congested ice walls, including the Hillary Step, for the upcoming season in an effort to ease major traffic jams on the ...

Nepal will double the number of climbing ropes on Mount Everest in a bid to cut traffic and prevent brawls on the world’s highest peak, climbing expedition organisers said on Thursday. Extra ropes will be fixed on congested ice walls near the Everest summit where climbers have faced frustrating bottlenecks ...