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  • Everest BC Trek In 8 Days, Nepal 2023

    Everest BC Trek In 8 Days, Nepal 2023

    This blog is about how I did the Everest BC Trek in 8 days. Actually 7 and a flight back to Kathmandu on the 8th. This was NOT a race or intentionally fast trek. I simply didn’t take any ‘Rest Days’ or waste 2 hours a day with lunch stops. Also, rather than stopping early…

  • Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal

    Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal

    On short notice I decided to visit Nepal to promote my new Trekking Nepal app and while in-country I figured a short trek was called for. So, for this adventure I decided to do the 7 day Annapurna Base Camp Trek (also called the Sanctuary Trek). Why 7 days you ask? So many new roads…

  • How to do the Manaslu Trek in Nepal

    How to do the Manaslu Trek in Nepal

    How to do the Manaslu Trek in Nepal. I will provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to additional details, photos and videos. This is a guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure. Difficulty Level: While not easy, this trek is…

  • How to Visit the Ram Ghat, Kathmandu Nepal

    How to Visit the Ram Ghat, Kathmandu Nepal

    How to Visit Ram Ghat, Pashupatinath Temple This is a quick overview of logistical requirements and facts as well as links to a full written narrative, photos and videos. This is a self-guided cultural experience on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the article.   Difficulty Level: Costs Total Cost Range of…

  • How to Trek Langtang NP, Nepal

    How to Trek Langtang NP, Nepal

    In this post I will outline how to trek Langtang NP, Nepal. I will provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to a full written narrative, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure. This is…

  • How to Mountain Bike Shivapuri NP, Nepal

    How to Mountain Bike Shivapuri NP, Nepal

    This post will outline how to mountain bike Shivapuri NP, Nepal. I will provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to a full written narrative, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure. This is a…

  • How to Trek to Rara Lake, Nepal

    How to Trek to Rara Lake, Nepal

    An outline on how to trek to Rara Lake, Nepal. I will provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to a full written narrative, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure. This is a 5…

  • Langtang Motorcycle, Trek & Summit – Narrative

    Langtang Motorcycle, Trek & Summit – Narrative

    Nepal, Langtang National Park Rocky Road to Langtang They say that time slows and that you see your life flash before your eyes when death approaches. I can’t vouch for the abridged version of life flashing by in slideshow fashion, but I can vouch for time slowing down as death began knocking at my door…

  • Rara Lake Trek Narrative, Nepal

    Rara Lake Trek Narrative, Nepal

    Nepal A Long Walk in the Woods The shared tuk-tuk careened to a halt in a dust cloud that hung motionless in the hot air. I got out carefully and pulled on my backpack as I paid the driver 20 IRs (40 cents), and looked around. I was finally in Luxman Jhula (aka Rishikesh), India…

  • Burning Ghats, Nepal

    Burning Ghats, Nepal

    Pashupatinath Temple Hindu Death There is one thing that is certain in this lifetime: eventually we all die. In the Ram Ghats death is viewed as a natural aspect of life. A dead adult Hindu is mourned with a cremation, while a dead child is typically buried. The last rites are usually completed within a…