My Top 5 Himalayan Mountains
We don’t experience extremely cold weather very often, but when we do I start wondering about where I was the last time I was that cold. It doesn’t take me very long to come up with the same answer...
View ArticleTop Five Treks in Nepal
There are many trekking routes in Nepal and I haven’t done them all by a long stretch but a few years ago Kirsty and I lived in Kathmandu for several months and as part of a project I was working on...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Trekking in Nepal
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View ArticleClothing and Equipment List for Trekking in Nepal
A comprehensive guide to what to pack for your trek in the Nepalese Himalaya This is a follow up to my post ‘An Introduction to Trekking in Nepal‘. One of the most commonly-asked questions I get is...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp
Annapurna Base Camp trek aka Annapurna Sanctuary trek or ABC trek The trek to Annapurna Base Camp is a superb one that gets you right into the heart of the mountains in a relatively short space of...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal: Around Annapurna
Around Annapurna Trek aka the Annapurna Circuit The classic Around Annapurna trek covers a great deal of ground (approximately 300km) and circumnavigates the huge Annapurna Massif. The eastern side of...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal: Annapurna Foothills Trek
A relaxing trek in the Annapurna Foothills With the highest part of this trek only reaching 2750m (at Ghorepani) and some fine mountain views (particularly between Tadapani and Ghorepani), this is a...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal: Upper Mustang trek
Trekking in the remote Kingdom of Mustang: Upper Mustang trek Once you have trekked in Upper Mustang it is easy to see why it is hailed as ‘The last forbidden Kingdom’. The scenery along the entire...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal: Everest Base Camp
Trekking to Everest Base Camp: the Ultimate Experience? The Everest region is by far the biggest trekking draw in Nepal and the classic route to Everest Base Camp is always going to be top of the...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal: Gokyo Lake trek
Gokyo Lake trek: A great alternative to the classic trek to Everest Base Camp The trek from Lukla to Gokyo Lake offers an interesting alternative to the more traditional Everest Base Camp trek and has...
View ArticleTravelling the Pamir Highway and Wakhan Valley: A Photo Essay
A photographic journal of our journey from Osh in Kyrgyzstan to Murgab in Tajikistan. This summer we took a road trip that will go down as one of the most visually enthralling adventures we have...
View ArticleStaying at Peak Lenin Base Camp in Kyrgyzstan
We were following a barely discernible track traversing the grazing pastures which are home to nomadic Kyrgyz families and known locally as the jailoo, the rain beating down on our 4WD and the mist...
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