Nepal, May 22 -- The trekking season has begun in Nepal, with climbers opting for permits. As the spring trekking season starts, I remember my trip to the Everest region two years ago when we ascended ...

Imagine standing at 4,700 metres altitude beside a turquoise lake so vivid it looks Photoshopped. Behind you, the Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal's longest, stretches like a frozen river. Ahead, the serene ...

Just as the winter off-season begins, the pristine beauty of the Gokyo trek is even more apparent because of the absence of crowds. But there is also another absence: of ice and snow. 1. The view from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nepal’s Solukhumbu isn’t all crowds and helicopters. Away from the Everest Base Camp trail, it still feels suitably wild. There ...

Embark on a breathtaking helicopter journey from Kathmandu to view Nepal's majestic mountains. The ideal months for this trip are April and October, ensuring the clearest weather conditions. The ...

A fork in the well-trafficked Everest Base Camp trail leads trekkers up a remote path to the summit of Gokyo Ri mountain and some of the best views in Nepal. Around two hours’ walk north of Namche ...

A stunning alternative to the popular Everest Base Camp trek is summiting Gokyo Ri (17,576 feet) via the turquoise waters of the Gokyo Lakes. Fed by enormous Ngozumpa Glacier, the six lakes fan out ...

The IPPG-CAN clinic in Machermo of Gokyo is located at 4,550m. Two mountain medicine clinics that have saved hundreds of lives of trekkers and porters in the Khumbu region of Nepal have been forced to ...