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Trail running in Nepal

Nepal, obviously famous for trekking, is also becoming more popular for trail running and ultra marathons. Just now it is getting a little bit more organised. The organisers of the 4th Annapurna 100 race in Pokhara have started a new website to hold all the information about trail running in Nepal. This includes famous races such as the Everest marathon and Kanchenjunga marathon as well as smaller local races aimed at encouraging participation in sport. Ramesh ‘Action’ Bhattachan and Roger Henke of the Summit Hotel held a press conference yesterday and they were very positive about the future of running in [...]

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World Expeditions

World Expeditions are the first company to offer the Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail as a bookable offering in their list of products. Along with the full trail, for those with the free time to invest, they also offer the trail in seven sections. See here for more information: http://www.worldexpeditions.co.uk/index.php?section=countries&id=250491 It is not our wish to promote one company over another. But we’re all very happy that a company has stepped forward to offer the GHT to the world as a supported expedition. If you have experience with World Expeditions and wish to share your feedback, positive or [...]

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World expeditions offer the full Great Himalaya trail

Good news if you were thinking about the doing the GHT but wondering how to manage organising all of the logistics, which is of course no small task. World Expeditions, based out of Australia, are now offering the full package (in Nepal), as well as it broken into 7 manageable sections. Please see the World Expeditions website for more information. Apparently, at least 5 people have already signed up and raring to go. This is Great News for the GHT! Their press release, for the record, follows below…. A WORLD FIRST: WORLD EXPEDITIONS LAUNCHES THE GREAT HIMALAYA TRAIL LEADING ADVENTURER [...]