Nepal's Most Trusted

“I'm 58 and had never trekked above 2,500m before this trip. Guide Tshering set a pace I could manage without it ever feeling patronizing — we just walked at the speed the mountain required. Standing at 4,130m on the final morning, Annapurna I directly above me, I realized I had been underestimating myself for years.”

“On day four at Deurali, a snowstorm closed in and our guide Mingma made the call to stay put rather than push to MBC. He was right. We woke to clear skies at 4am, hiked to base camp in perfect conditions, and had the sanctuary almost entirely to ourselves. His judgment at altitude is something I trusted completely by that point.”

“We almost booked a paragliding flight instead. I'm glad we didn't. The ridge walk took four hours and our guide Sunil stopped at every viewpoint without us having to ask. Pokhara and Phewa Lake from above, the full Annapurna range to the north — my husband said it was the best morning of our two-week Nepal trip. He was right.”