Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                              The Assault on Machhapuchhre The fishail peak of machhapuchhre is one of the most iconic mountains of Nepal standing at 6993m (22,943ft).It is a sacred peak whose summit is not to be violated. The said an attempt was made in 1957 by a small expedition led by jimmy Roberts. On 24 April Base camp was set just inside the sanctuary and from there they chose a route that would take them on to the North Ridge by way of the ice flutings that from a distance looked like pleated curtain. Before gaining the ridge, however one of the team members Roger chorley was struck down with polio and was carried out to pokhara in the care of Roberts, leaving just Noyce cox and wylie to continue the attempt with support from their sherpas. Three camps above base the rock buttress which carries the ridse south to the upper pyrami...

                    TAAN delegation meets Prime Minister Oli A delegation of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) led by President Chandra Prasad Rijal paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sharma Oli at the latter's residence in Baluwatar on Thursday. Office-bearers and executive committee members greeted PM Oli with bouquets, khadas and token of love. On the occasion, President Rijal briefed PM Oli of the activities being carried out by TAAN and its role in the development of adventure tourism in the country.TAAN also handed over a 24-point memorandum to PM Oli, drawing the latter's attention toward different problems that Nepali tourism industry, particularly the adventure tourism sector, is facing. Among others, TAAN requested PM Oli to make necessary direction for effective implementation of new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nepal Tourism Board (NTB)...