Nepal has trained its first cohort of deaf trekking guides, with four women and 21 men receiving instruction ranging from ...

POKHARA, Nepal – When Lucky, Dicky and Nicky Chettri tried to break into Nepal's male-dominated trekking industry 20 years ago, competitors tried to run them out of business. They say men threatened ...

* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. KATHMANDU, NEPAL - Tourist vehicles marked by green registration plates stop at Basantapur, one of ...

Eighty women enrolled in the Nepal Mountain Academy’s training for trekking guides this year, more than double the number last year. No doubt some had heard that the demand for female guides is so ...

In Nepal, a social enterprise is employing a for-profit and nonprofit hybrid model to finance the country's first and only women-led trekking agency. Note, Nepal is ranked as one of the worst ...

The famous view at Gokyo Ri draws tourists from around the world. It was abandoned in May 2021. On the morning of 20 May this year, we dragged ourselves up to Gokyo Ri, the famous viewpoint in the ...

Deep in the northern reaches of Nepal’s Gorkha District lies a secret that most travelers never discover. While millions flock to the famous trails of Everest and Annapurna, one extraordinary valley ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche swept a popular trekking route in Nepal’s mountains, leaving at least four South Koreans and three Nepali guides missing, authorities said Saturday. Nepal’s ...

In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 photo, trekkers are being rescued in a helicopter a day after an avalanche hit Mount Annapurna trail in Nepal. Special army and government rescue personnel were ...