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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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May 21st, 2011 under
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A brief update about who’s walking the trail, festivals and the Great Himalaya Trail Development Programme.
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December 8th, 2010 under
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Himalaya Map House with Robin Boustead release a new 1:500,000 map of Nepal, known as the Great Himalaya Trail Route Planner and is perfect for planning your next trek in Nepal.
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August 30th, 2010 under
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This is the transcript of an interview with Robin Boustead for the German language Alpin Magazin by Billi Bierling. It’s a great read. Robin has lived and breathed the GHT for many years and knows as much about the trails of Nepal as anyone.
An article was published in Alpin Magazin under the title ‘The Mother of all Trekking Routes’
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August 17th, 2010 under
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Update: Robin Boustead’s guidebook Nepal: Trekking and the Great Himalaya Trail is now in the very final stage of completion and the printer has already begun laying out the colour plates. The rest of the book is going to print over Christmas and will be available in the New Year, so Amazon and Borders are currently accepting forward-orders. Due to be published in 15 November 2010 in the UK, this new guidebook from Trailblazer written by Robin Boustead will be a great asset to those who like to trek off the beaten trail. “Route and planning guide to the best [...]
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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 [...]
