Years ago, I undertook the journey from Beijing to Delhi by land, with three legs. The first involved a quick one by trains and buses from Beijing to Lhasa. This was followed by two longer ones: by ...

The return of wolves to Nepal’s Himalayan region is putting greater pressure on populations of naur, or blue sheep — and by extension on snow leopards, whose main prey is naur. New research shows that ...

A landmark decision to ban solo hiking in some of the country's wildest areas has shocked many adventurers — but was it about time? Trekkers in Nepal must now hire a guide to hike through some of the ...

Nepal has trained its first cohort of deaf trekking guides, with four women and 21 men receiving instruction ranging from mountain safety and logistics to geography and wildlife Deaf guides use visual ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Nov 2013), pp. 381-390 (10 pages) Traditionally, agricultural systems in the Himalayan region of Nepal rely on livestock, forestry, and crop ...

As South Asia has grown ever-more globalized and connected, Nepal as a nation-state has become increasingly reliant on India – regardless of the deepening political relationship and modern ...

Debashis Chakrabarti is a political columnist, Commonwealth Fellow (UK), and internationally recognized academic whose career bridges journalism, policy, and higher education leadership. A former ...

From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus. If you are drawn instinctively and helplessly to high mountains, then the Nepal Himalayas ...

These top five treks take adventurers to new heights with stunning Himalayan exploration Nepal High Trek has just revealed the top five treks through the Himalayas. Nepal, which is home to eight of ...