Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                    Endurance Marathon organized in Great Buddhist Master Trail Sacred Himalaya Treks & Adventure – a member of company of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) -- organized a sporting event on the 'Great Buddhist Master Trekking Trail' on April 10. TAAN, which explored the trail four years ago, promoted the event. Altogether 23 athletes including 19 foreigners participated in the 'Sacred Himalaya Endurance Marathon' which started from Manegaun in Bhimkhori VDC of Kavre and ended at the same place. Athletes participated in three events – ultra marathon (64 km), full marathon (42 km) and half marathon (21 km). British runner Mark Berry, who holds the world record for running the entire South West Coast of the United Kingdom, which is more than 1,000 km long, in just 11 days, eight hours and 15 minutes, also participated in the event. However, Berry ...

                                                             Dhaulagiri Ice Fall A two day side trip up the side of the kali gandaki valley will take you to the foot of the Dhaulagiri Ice fall and provide great views of Dhaulagiri I and provide great views of Dhaulagiri I and the Annapurna range. It’s a 1200m climb so it’s a bit tough to climb up and back in a single day. There is no accommodation on this route, so you need camping arrangements in order to spend the night. There are a few potential dangers to this trip if it’s cloudy route finding is a problem there is a danger of altitude sickness especially if you have just started your trek from beni or Naya pul and there are avalanches in and sometimes near the ice fall itself. The mountaineering route up the ice fall is a hazardous climb. Herzog’s expedition explored thi...

                                                             Dhaulagiri Ice Fall A two day side trip up the side of the kali gandaki valley will take you to the foot of the Dhaulagiri Ice fall and provide great views of Dhaulagiri I and provide great views of Dhaulagiri I and the Annapurna range. It’s a 1200m climb so it’s a bit tough to climb up and back in a single day. There is no accommodation on this route, so you need camping arrangements in order to spend the night. There are a few potential dangers to this trip if it’s cloudy route finding is a problem there is a danger of altitude sickness especially if you have just started your trek from beni or Naya pul and there are avalanches in and sometimes near the ice fall itself. The mountaineering route up the ice fall is a hazardous climb. Herzog’s expedition explored thi...

                                                             Dhaulagiri Ice Fall A two day side trip up the side of the kali gandaki valley will take you to the foot of the Dhaulagiri Ice fall and provide great views of Dhaulagiri I and provide great views of Dhaulagiri I and the Annapurna range. It’s a 1200m climb so it’s a bit tough to climb up and back in a single day. There is no accommodation on this route, so you need camping arrangements in order to spend the night. There are a few potential dangers to this trip if it’s cloudy route finding is a problem there is a danger of altitude sickness especially if you have just started your trek from beni or Naya pul and there are avalanches in and sometimes near the ice fall itself. The mountaineering route up the ice fall is a hazardous climb. Herzog’s expedition explored thi...

                                       Nepal promoted in different US cities Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) has completed its Nepal promotion campaign in five US citieis – Dallas, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. TAAN has been participating in Travel & Adventure Show organized in different US cities on a regular basis for the past three years. TAAN Executive Member Dambar Adhikari led TAAN's delegation in Travel & Adventure Show in Dallas, while Executive Member Pemba Sherpa 'Sangam' was the leader of TAAN's delegation in Washington DC. Similarly, Ngawa Ngima Sherpa, who is also the coordination of Nepal Promotion & Exhibition Department, led the delegation to Los Angeles, while Executive Member Dawa Sherpa represented TAAN In Travel ...