A PERSONAL ACCOUNT ON IMPACT OF TOURISM IN LANGTANG VALLEY-NEPAL
In May, 2014, my university gave me opportunity to organize field trek in Langtang Valley as part of topic Sustainable Tourism Management (under BSc Environment management). In classroom, I used to share them about my stories from my 128 days long solo journey across Great Himalaya Trail in 2011. Listening to me, they paused andRead more…
LETS PLAY FOOTBALL (CHILDREN FROM KATHMANDU)
Everyday when I walk to my apartment, I see children playing football , some of them wearing flip-flop and some of them with bare foot. Such sight brings me back to my childhood and its amazing to see these children playing football, listening to their conversation and enjoying every single moments. Today I couldn’t resistRead more…
THE SOLO TREKKER-As seen by THE NEPALI TIMES
In a journey of self-discovery, Sunil Tamang traverses Nepal from east to west on foot –BHRIKUTI RAI Twentieth birthdays are milestones for many. It was no different for Sunil Tamang, the day he set off on his grand traverse of the Nepal Himalaya. Starting off from the tri-junction of the borders of Nepal, China andRead more…
BANDIPUR AND SIDDHA CAVE-NEPAL
# The best way to get access to Bandipur is to arrive by mid-day at Dumre Bazaar from Pokhara or Kathmandu and take local bus or jeep to Bandipur. # Bandipur offers many guest houses and hotels for accomodation.However we set up our tents. # Bandipur is a hilltop settlement which was initiallyRead more…
GHT| FINAL DESTINATION; RARE LAKE
Day 125: Jumla to Neurigad The weather was cloudy and slowly it began to rain. The trail was muddy which made me difficult to walk. Till Dhanphe Lagna (3720m),it was steep ascend which took me 4 hours. But descending was much more tougher due to muddy trail and I mistook my foot many time. NotRead more…
GHT| SHEY PHOKSUNDO TO JUMLA
Day 118 : Ringmo Gaon to Chepka Following the Phoksundo river and climbing uphill and descending steep downward to reach the level of the river , leaving winter village named Polam behind, I reached to Jharana Hotel. Walking along the riverside trail and sometime chasing narrow trail across the hill for 7.5 hours, my destination of the dayRead more…
GHT| UPPER DOLPO TO SHEY PHOKSUNDO LAKE TREK
Day 106 : Dolpa Camp 1 Huh..it was Dolpo.I was dam excited to go through Dolpo region. Following about 10 minutes same way to Mustang, crossing Kaligandaki river and began climbing uphill from nearby village named Tirigaon.It took 6 hours to reach Jeula Danda(hill) and was really hard climb with my heavy backpack.Read more…
GHT| UPPER MUSTANG TREK
Day 98 :Tsele Leaving my heavy bag in Kagbeni, I began to walk towards north of Kagbeni along Kaligandaki gorge. Mostly walking on rocky gorge and sometime right side of under-construction roadside to avoid river crossing. Walking along the gorge in fun and is shortcut trail. In 3.5 hours of walking reached to Chuksang for lunch thenRead more…
GHT| ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK
Day 90 : Chame Then I was on the trail which I walked when I was at the age of 12.It looked different,for instance, road construction, alternative trekking route and people. After walking for 45 minutes, I reached to Qunche.I was glad that even after not seeing me for last 8 years,owner of Royal MountainRead more…
GHT| LONELY & PROUD ACROSS TASILAPCHA LA (5755M)
Day 54: Thaeso After visiting office of Sagarmatha Pollution Control Centre and short conversation with president;Kapindra Rai ,I made my way to Thaeso.It was just about one and half hours walk from Namche Bazaar.I was accompanied by Thaeso resident Mr. T.Sherpa.On our conversation along the trail,I came to know a french couple was heading toRead more…
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