Climbers on the way to Island Peak. Image: flickr/ jarikir
It does not matter if you aren’t a really good climber. Now that you’re in Nepal, here’s a chance to challenge yourself and climb a real Himalayan peak or two. Yes, be a Himalayan climber. A good choice would be to try climbing one of the 18 trekking peaks listed under Group B of NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association) Trekking Peaks. Continue reading
Paragliding with spectacular views of the Himalayas. Image: Avia Club Nepal
Two Nepali adventurers who were very much in the international limelight in 2012 were Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa. That was the year when these two intrepid buccaneers were chosen as the 2012 People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year through a public poll conducted by no less an authoritative body than National Geographic magazine. Continue reading