Nepal Trekking and The Great Himalayan Trail

With extensive sections to help choose a trekking region, this is a route and planning guide for anyone organising a trekking holiday in Nepal. It includes the most popular routes as well as the newest trekking areas plus the most extreme route of all, the 160-day Great Himalaya Trail. There are route guides to the following regions: Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Rolwaling, Solu-Khumbu (Everest Region), Helambu & Langtang, Ganesh & Manaslu, Annapurna, Naar & Phu, Mustang, Dolpo, The Far West.

* Choosing a trek – independent tea-house trekking or guided treks arranged through trekking agencies; choosing a guide and crew; when to go; trekking grades and duration

* Practical information – visas, permits, fees and equipment, planning your trip and getting to Nepal

* Nepal background – people, religions, festivals and etiquette

* Kathmandu & Pokhara city guides – hotels, restaurants, what to see

* Green hiking – responsible tourism and how to minimise your impact on a fragile region

* Health and safety – how to stay healthy on your trek and avoid altitude sickness

* Colour mapping – showing the main trekking routes in Nepal.

Route and planning guide to the best trekking in Nepal – This guide includes
the most popular routes as well as the newest trekking areas for true
trailblazers. Extensive planning sections to help visitors choose a trek. Also
includes the new Great Himalaya Trail.

One of the great trekking ‘holy grails’ has been a potential route, through
the remotest peaks of the entire Himalaya, which joins all the major trekking
regions. The author is the first to person to survey, plot and describe such a
route, which is called the Great Himalaya Trail (GHT).

The Nepal section of the GHT would take about 160 days of continuous walking
so it is broken into sections for convenience.

Illustrations: col plates, b/w tables, maps
3 rd edition 2020