A successful and safe spring season is completed

A successful and safe spring season is completed

We have been quiet of late as we have been busy running, wrapping up and decompressing from the 12-week Adventure Guide Programme we ran on behalf of our partner, Pure Exploration, New Zealand. When the students arrived at the beginning of March, Covid cases were low...
Adventure Guide Program – Into the Himalayas, part 2

Adventure Guide Program – Into the Himalayas, part 2

After five days of consecutive trekking through Langtang National Park in the Himalayas, a rest/ admin day was very much welcomed by the group. We had come 35k (22mi) climbing 3,150m (10,325ft) to get to our campsite at Thadepati. Our camp was situated along a ridge...
Adventure Guide Program – Into the Himalayas, part 1

Adventure Guide Program – Into the Himalayas, part 1

The Himalayas. The mountains of legend. Everyone knows of The Himalayas, but not everyone sees them, nor do they walk them. To walk with and on the mountain is an act of humbling humility, a metaphorical head bowing to Mother Earth. When I set out for Nepal, I set out...
The spring season has well and truly arrived

The spring season has well and truly arrived

The spring season has well and truly arrived here in Nepal and with it, a few intrepid travellers with more on the horizon as the expedition season kicks off next month. Last Thursday evening The Ministry of Tourism released new rules for those wishing to visit the...