The Great Himalaya Trail / GHT is a network of alternative trekking trails in Nepal and beyond » articles http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org Himalayan long distance path Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:13:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Humla and the GHT in the Boston Globe http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/1944/humla-and-the-ght-in-the-boston-globe/ http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/1944/humla-and-the-ght-in-the-boston-globe/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:45:47 +0000 admin http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/?p=1944 Article on Humla and the GHT in the Boston Globe - James Vlahos

Article on Humla and the GHT in the Boston Globe by James Vlahos

Our trek was in Humla, the most remote district in Nepal. Tucked into the country’s far northwestern corner, Humla is mountainous and roadless, and home to only 43,000 people, most of them clustered around the district headquarters of Simikot. The southern reaches are relatively lush, encompassing the deep gorge of the Karnali River, rhododendron thickets, and pine-shrouded slopes that rise to snowy peaks. The north is more arid and includes the Limi Valley, windswept and vast. Limi is the site of the Halji Gompa, established in the 10th century and believed to be Nepal’s oldest Tibetan Buddhist site. While parts of Nepal have arguably become too popular much of Humla is as it has been for centuries.

Read the full article ‘HIDDEN HIMALAYA’ online at the Boston Globe website.

See also the photo gallery here for the trip to Limi Valley on the GHT.

Or download the article as PDF.

Hidden Himalaya article – Boston Globe – James Vlahos – page 1

Hidden Himalaya article – Boston Globe – James Vlahos – page 2

]]> http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/1944/humla-and-the-ght-in-the-boston-globe/feed/ 0 The Great Himalaya Trail in the news http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/992/the-great-himalaya-trail-in-the-news/ http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/992/the-great-himalaya-trail-in-the-news/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:28:54 +0000 admin http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/?p=992 Two articles were published yesterday featuring The Great Himalaya Trail. They were published in conjunction with the launch of the book “The Great Himalaya Trail – A Pictorial Guide” in Kathmandu. Both articles illustrate the nature of the trail, the people to be found on the way and the benefit this trail could bring to them. Please take a look.

Republica

“World´s toughest trek will see through the high mountains of Nepal”

http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=10833

Nepali Times

“The mother of all trekking trails promises adventure for tourists and hope for the denizens of the Himalaya”

http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/2009/10/16/Nation/16399

The book is currently being sold in Kathmandu in Pilgrim’s book store and Mandala Book Point.

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