Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                                      Study recommends Rs4,000 monthly pension for farmers A study has recommended providing a monthly pension of Rs4,000 to farm workers after they turn 55. The proposed pension plan is part of the government’s effort to give due respect to the agricultural sector which employs 66 percent of the population and accounts for one-third of the economy.   per the study report entitled Farmers Classification and Pension Scheme prepared by Hari Roka, former Maoist lawmaker and political analyst, farm workers will pay an annual premium of Rs5,000 into the pension scheme. The proposed scheme has envisaged separate pension schemes for subsistence and commercial agriculture. Farmers will be classed into four groups on the basis of the size of their landholdings—farm worke...

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation together with different travel trade associations, including Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN), organized series of programs on April 30 as part of the Mt Manaslu and Mt Lhotse Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.The celebrations began with a colorful procession that began from Khullamanch and went through Kantipath, Thamel, Sorakhutte and Lainchour before concluding at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum premises. Army band, dhime troupe and colorful performance of different ethnic groups were the major attractions of the rally. Manaslu and Lhotse summiteers were paraded in open jeeps.TAAN office-bearers, member companies and staffers participated in the rally. Similarly, Kathmandu Metropolitan City offered civic reception to legendary mountaineer Minoru Higeta -- the only survivor of the first successful expedition to Manaslu. Junko Tabie, the first woman to climb Mt Everest, was also present on the occasion. Likewise, P...

                    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...