Nepal is open for the autumn season, and glad you are coming.
Everest, Annapurna and Thorong La are open. Langtang treks stay paused while the Rasuwa road is rebuilt; Mustang and Manang roads are still being repaired.
Julbo Explorer 2.0
Category 4, full side and nose shields
4.2 on Amazon (9 ratings)
The right glasses for Island Peak or a snowbound pass, and the wrong glasses for everything either side of it — Category 4 is too dark to walk into a lodge or read a map in shade.
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Do not buy this if: A teahouse trek. If your route never crosses a glacier or a long snow slope, Category 3 with side shields is enough and far more usable.
Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.
Everything else we recommend in glacier glasses, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
The classicJulbo Vermont Classic
Still the reference for a reason, and the glass lens is optically better than anything plastic; it is also heavier, and the leather takes days to dry once soaked.
Skip it ifAnyone who wants one pair for everything. This is a specialist tool bought by people who already own trekking sunglasses.
