The price of the Everest Base Camp trek depends almost entirely on what is included in the number you are looking at. A $800 quote and a $3,000 quote for [...]

Quick answer: what does it actually cost? Budget for $700 to $1,100 if you're trekking with a licensed guide, staying in teahouses, and eating dal bhat. Most trekkers on a [...]

Kongma La. Cho La. Renjo La. Three passes above 5,350 metres, crossed in sequence across the full width of the Khumbu. The circuit that links them is the most complete [...]

At Machhapuchhre Base Camp, at 3,700m, the valley behind you closes off. The gorge you've been walking through for two days disappears. What opens in front of you is not [...]

The Annapurna Circuit covers 160-230km through the Annapurna massif in central Nepal, typically completed in 12-18 days. The high point is Thorong La Pass at 5,416m, one of the highest [...]

There is a version of the Everest Base Camp story that circulates widely: fit person decides to go, trains for a few months, does the trek, posts the photos. What [...]

The Manaslu Circuit rarely comes up in the first conversation anyone has about trekking in Nepal. It tends to come up in the second or third one, after someone has [...]

Pokhara doesn't need much selling. A lakeside city with Himalayan peaks visible on clear mornings, paragliding from the ridge above town, and enough of a cafe culture to make a [...]

Somewhere between the second ascent of a steep trail and a morning yoga session at 3,000 metres, something shifts. You stop thinking about home. You stop tracking your phone. The [...]