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In 1993, three sisters in Pokhara trained Nepal's first female trekking guides because none existed. More than 2,000 women later, four AFLW athletes…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 11, 2026
In 1993, when Lucky Chhetri and her two sisters, Dicky and Nicky, decided to start a trekking company out of their family lodge in Pokhara, there was one problem with their plan: there were no female trekking guides in Nepal to hire. Not a few. None. So the…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
If you're an international woman weighing whether to book a Nepal trek — solo, with friends, or on a dedicated women's departure — the practical answer has changed. This is no longer a scarcity you have to work around; it's an established part of the…
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