Trail & Weather
Scientists spent weeks in Nepal's Kali Gandaki Gorge with weather balloons and found a 60-70 km/h gale that arrives on a near-perfect daily schedule…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 21, 2026
Every trekking day in Nepal's Mustang region runs on two clocks: sunrise, and the wind. Scientists who spent weeks in the Kali Gandaki Gorge tracking air currents with weather balloons found a wind system so punctual that pilots schedule flights around it…
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