A world-record skysurf above the Everest region and a new full-time permit in Pokhara have put Nepali skydiving in the news twice in one season. Here is what each jump actually involves, what it costs in USD, and which one makes sense for you. On the morning of November 10, 2025, a helicopter lifted off from a grass strip at…
She left the Rolwaling Valley at 13 with a porter’s load on her back. Twenty years later, one avalanche-scarred peak in Tibet stood between her and a first no Nepali woman had ever claimed. On the morning of October 7, 2023, roughly 50 climbers were spread across the slopes of Shishapangma, a 26,335-foot (8,027-meter) peak that stands entirely inside Tibet.…
Nepal has more than a dozen world-class trekking routes. Most first-time visitors book the same one, and not all of them should. The runway at Lukla is 527 meters long about 1,729 feet and tilts uphill at nearly 12 percent. It sits at 2,845 meters (9,334 feet) on a shelf above the Dudh Koshi river. On clear October mornings, small…
The Karakoram giant is told as the “easiest” 8,000-meter peak. This July it swept ten climbers, including Nirmal “Nims” Purja, down its west face after most other teams had already read the snow and gone home. On the evening of June 9, 1957, four Austrians stood on what most climbers before them would have called the summit of Broad Peak.…
Autumn trekking in Nepal runs from late September through November and is the most popular trekking season of the year. The monsoon ends, the dust and haze wash out of the sky, and the Himalayas stay sharp and visible for weeks at a stretch. Daytime temperatures in the mid-hills sit between 15°C and 20°C, trails are dry, and mountain flights…
Choosing between Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Base Camp is the most common decision first-time Nepal trekkers face. Here is the short answer most agencies will not give you: if you have less than 12 days, limited high-altitude experience, or a tight budget, ABC is the better trek. If Everest itself is the point, and you have the time and…
A realistic Everest Base Camp trek costs $1,200 to $1,500 if you go lean, $1,800 to $2,500 for a standard guided package, and $3,500 to $5,500+ if you want lodge upgrades and a helicopter return. Those are all-in figures in US dollars, including flights, permits, food, and the extras agencies rarely mention. This guide breaks down where every dollar goes.…
No one survived Thursday’s avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak. Nepal has lost six climbers, among them Nims Purja, the man who redefined high-altitude mountaineering, in the country’s darkest day on the world’s highest peaks. All 10 climbers caught in Thursday’s avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak have died, including renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja, ending two days of searching that…
Last updated: July 31, 2026, 12:30 pm NPT This is a post will be updated as verified information becomes available. Update, July 31 afternoon: Helicopters carrying Pakistani high-altitude climbers Sirbaz Khan and Sherzad Karim have departed for Broad Peak with rescue equipment and supplemental oxygen. Six climbers remain missing after four bodies were recovered. GPS trackers, including Purja’s, have shown…
Somewhere above the Marsyangdi River, at 3,500 metres where the air is thin and the peaks feel close enough to touch, a 14-room lodge has just put Nepal on the world stage in a way trekking alone never could. Mountain Lodges of Nepal’s Manang Lodge has been named to TIME Magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places 2026” list and it’s the only…