The Great Himalaya Trail / GHT is a network of alternative trekking trails in Nepal and beyond » trekking articles http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org Himalayan long distance path Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:25:31 +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 GHT featured in National Geographic Adventure Magazine http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/1027/the-ght-featured-in-national-geographic-adventure-magazine/ http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/1027/the-ght-featured-in-national-geographic-adventure-magazine/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:25:03 +0000 Richard http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/?p=1027 NGA Nov 2009 Cover image

"Nepal's Amazing Comeback"

The Great Himalaya Trail is featured in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Their writer, James Vlahos, visited Humla, Lower Mustang and the Solo Khumbu regions.

Read the article here:

http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/print/2009/11/nepal/hiking-great-himalaya-trail-text

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