Nepal’s Solo Trekking Ban Is Working: Rescue Operations for Solo Hikers Drop 60% After Strict Enforcement
For years, Nepal’s Himalayan trails carried a paradox at the heart of their global reputation. The country marketed itself as the ultimate destination for freedom, adventure, and independent trekking yet every trekking season also brought stories of missing hikers, expensive helicopter evacuations, altitude emergencies, and complex rescue missions in some of the world’s most unforgiving terrain. Now, after years of…