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January 9th, 2012 under
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In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, untapped alternative to the bucket-list trek to base camp on the world’s highest mountain. Trekking this trail is an odyssey, not a routine vacation, and even promoters admit that it’s more a theory or consumer product for an untested market than a continuous path. Instead, it’s a web of paths, many unmapped and barely connecting, that meander east to west along the Himalayan range. Granted, the Great Himalaya Trail lacks the history and [...]
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August 5th, 2011 under
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The China Daily just did a nice feature on the Great Himalaya Trail. Nice because it was done with little text, a five minute videos and a slideshow with some beautiful pictures. The mountains of Nepal and it’s people are famously photogenic so this is arguably the best way to capture the essence of the trail and trekking in Nepal.
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June 19th, 2011 under
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Recently two Americans, Shawn Forry (trail name Pepper) and Justin Lichter (aka Trauma) trekked the Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail from Kanchenjunga and reached Simikot 57 days later. Their style might be considered unusual to those familiar with trekking in Nepal. They did it unsupported and self-guided, relying on pre-placed food and equipment stocks and a trekking agent in Nepal to manage logistics.
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June 1st, 2011 under
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If you’re inspired by the idea of trekking on the Great Himalaya Trail, this red line might help! It’s simply a rough approximation of the GHT route overlaid on Google Maps. With a little bit of zooming and dragging, you can follow the route along valleys and over passes. View a Larger Map on Google Maps website or you can also open the GHT route in Google Earth. View Larger Map
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October 17th, 2009 under
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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 [...]
