No Overnight Stays at Everest Base Camp: Nepal Government Issues Strict Crackdown for 2026

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Nepal’s Department of Tourism has issued an urgent directive to all trekking agencies this week: stop selling overnight stay packages at Everest Base Camp immediately or face penalties including fines and licence revocation. The crackdown comes mid-season during the busiest weeks of the spring 2026 Everest climbing calendar after authorities discovered a growing number of trekking companies openly marketing “EBC…

Babu Chhiri Sherpa: 25 Years On, the Mountain Still Holds His Record

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On April 29, 2001, at around four in the afternoon, Babu Chhiri Sherpa told the people at Camp II that he was going to take some photographs nearby. He had climbed Everest ten times. He held two world records on the mountain. He was 35 years old, with six daughters at home in Kathmandu and a school he had fought…

Nepal Visa on Arrival 2026: Fees, Airport Process & Everything You Need to Know

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You’ve booked your flights. Everest is calling. But before you picture yourself on the Annapurna Circuit or wandering the alleys of Kathmandu’s Thamel district, there’s one thing standing between you and Nepal the visa counter at Tribhuvan International Airport. The good news? Nepal’s visa on arrival system is one of the most straightforward in Asia. With the right preparation, the…

Trekking Nepal in Monsoon Season (June–August): What It’s Really Like

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Every travel guide about Nepal says the same thing about June, July, and August: avoid. They are not wrong. But they are not giving you the whole picture either. The monsoon season in Nepal runs from the second week of June through the first week of September. For most of the country the Everest region, the Annapurna trails, Langtang, the…

Everest Base Camp Trek Difficulty: Is It Really for Everyone? The Honest Guide

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Every trekking agency in Nepal will tell you the same thing about Everest Base Camp Trek Difficulty: “Anyone can do it. No technical experience required. Just one foot in front of the other.” They are not exactly lying. But they are not telling you the whole truth either. Here is the whole truth: around 60% of trekkers return before completing…

Kathmandu to Pokhara: Bus vs Flight vs Tourist Bus 2026 — The Honest Comparison Guide

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The Kathmandu to Pokhara question is the one every Nepal traveler eventually faces. The distance between Nepal’s capital and its adventure capital is only 200 kilometres but between those 200 kilometres lie three completely different travel experiences, four price brackets, and one decision that will meaningfully shape how your trip begins. This guide gives you exactly what most comparison articles…

Who Are the Sherpas? The Real Story Behind Nepal’s Mountain People

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Somewhere between Namche Bazaar and Tengboche, on a stone-flagged trail above the clouds, you will pass a mani wall. It is long perhaps forty metres and constructed from flat stones carved with the same six syllables, repeated thousands of times in patient Tibetan script: Om Mani Padme Hum. The stones are old. Some of them are very old. People have…

Nepal Trekking Permits 2026: The Complete Guide (TIMS, National Parks, Restricted Areas — Everything Updated)

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Here is the single most important thing to know before you read anything else about Nepal trekking permits in 2026: If your permit information comes from an article written before 2024, there is a strong chance it is wrong. Nepal’s trekking permit system has changed more in the last three years than in the previous decade. The Green Independent TIMS…

Khumbu Icefall Opens After Two-Week Blockade Everest 2026 Season Finally Under Way

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After more than two weeks of tense waiting at Everest Base Camp, the 2026 Everest climbing season is officially under way. A team of 19 Sherpa climbers the elite group known as the icefall doctors successfully crossed the Khumbu Icefall on Tuesday morning, fixing ropes, placing ladders, and carving a safe route through one of the most dangerous stretches of…

8 Hidden Treks in Nepal Less Crowded Than Everest Base Camp (That Most Trekkers Never Find)

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Every year, more than 50,000 trekkers make their way to Everest Base Camp. They queue at teahouses. They wait for the same sunrise from Kala Patthar. They photograph the same Himalayan panorama that two hundred other people photographed that morning. They return home and say it was the most extraordinary experience of their lives. They are right. And they are…