Archive for the Nepal Trekking Category

March 17, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Leo Dickinson: Extreme Cameraman on Everest

Leo Dickinson is an action sports filmmaker who gets a thrill from working at extreme heights. As a parachutist and mountaineer, he has used is expertise in the Himalaya to organise sky-diving holiday

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March 15, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Sir Edmund Hillary – Everest’s First Conqueror

Places on the 1953 Royal Geographic Society expedition to Mount Everest (8848 m) were in great demand, so Edmund Hillary was extremely pleased to be part of it. In those days access to the Khumbu was

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February 27, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

From the Olympic Camp to Mt Everest – Sports and Tourism

Canada and South Africa are not the only countries where tourism is closely linked with sport. Ahead of Nepal's Tourism Year of 2011, the Himalayan country is hoping to boost tourism and capitalise on

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February 15, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

The Everest Marathon

The Everest Base Camp Trek is quite an undertaking, so can you imagine how athletes do it at running pace? In November, the 13th Everest Marathon will take place and the trail from Namche Bazaar to Ev

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February 12, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Everest Environmentalists

It was almost inevitable that a high mountain like Mount Everest (8,848m) would become a high profile platform for environmental issues. On December the 7th 2009, the UN Climate Change Conference will

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February 9, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Accommodation in the Annapurnas

With eight of the world’s ten highest mountains located in the North of Nepal, trekking in this region may seem a particularly daunting prospect.  But you do not have to scale Everest or reach the

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February 3, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

7 Strange Everest Facts

From paraglider descents to weddings on the summit, Mount Everest certainly has some bizarre facts and stories associated with it. Learn more about seven of the strangest facts concerning the world’

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January 30, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Top Ten Views on a Trek to Everest

A trek to Mount Everest offers some of the world’s impressivesights and most breathtaking views. We count down the top ten on the trip. Top Ten Views on a Trek to Everest Mount Everest, the hi

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January 27, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Nepal Trekking Holidays – The Five Best Treks

Interested in going trekking in Nepal but uncertain what route to take? Read about 5 of the best treks in Nepal, from Everest Base Camp to the Annapurna Sanctuary… Nepal Trekking Holidays – The

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January 6, 2010 / Nepal Trekking

Everest Base Camp – a Spiritual High

The Everest Base Camp Trek, through the soaring Himalayan mountain range, presents a (manageable) physical challenge, a psychological reward, and an uplifting experience to treasure for a lifetime. P

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