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Nepal Climbing Team's first Ice Climbing Festival puts the Himalayas on the technical climbing map. Originally published in ECS Nepal.
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Altitude is a real concern in the mountains. But, it shouldn’t keep you from trekking in Nepal. Here are some basics to help you learn about, plan for, and tackle this challenge.
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You’ve seen photos of Everest or those terrifying suspension bridges stretching over gorges in Nepal. And, if you were like me about a year ago, you probably thought, “Oh, that’s not for me.” I get it. With peak trekking season
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Manaslu Circuit, Day 1: The adventure begins in pre-dawn Kathmandu, leaving the busy city center for winding dust roads and Nepali tunes crooning through the radio tucked into the roof of the bus. The first test: keeping our stomachs on
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Thoughts about home and loved ones from the road.
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We want to be travelers, adventurers even. Not just tourists who snap a few photos and head back home. But in that search for the authentic experience, do we forget our impact as tourists?
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Roads wind farther than ever into the Himalayan foothills and mountains. But, where the paved highway ends, adventure begins.
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Student monks in the monasteries of Nepal as they pray and play.
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