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Wanderlust, perfected: why German hikers are choosing the Himalaya

The Germans gave the world the word "Wanderlust" — and in 2026 more of them are pointing it at Nepal. Here's why the Himalaya is the ultimate German…

By Laxman Rawal · Jun 15, 2026

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No culture has put walking at the centre of its soul quite like Germany — it even gave the world the word Wanderlust. Germans hike in huge numbers, plan meticulously, and know their way around a hut-to-hut Alpine tour better than almost anyone. So it is no…

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The Alps, scaled up

For a German hiker raised on the Zugspitze and the Alpine huts, Nepal feels both familiar and astonishing. The rhythm is the same — walk all day, arrive at a warm lodge, eat well, sleep, repeat — but the mountains are more than three times higher. The…

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