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Travel Himalaya Nepal 创始人，本新闻栏目主编。在博卡拉撰稿，拥有 29 年喜马拉雅向导经验 — 每篇报道均对照官方来源核实，为一线徒步者而写。
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Trail & Weather
You don't need to start with Everest. Nepal has a ladder of gentle, jaw-dropping treks perfect for first-timers — short days, teahouse comfort, and views that will ruin you for ordinary holidays.
Records & People
Its summit was once an ocean floor. It grows every year. And it's still rising. Here are the facts about the world's highest mountain that most people get wrong — and why they make the trek even more astonishing.
Safety & Advisories
From trail safety to altitude to the latest advisories, here's a straight answer for US travellers wondering whether Nepal is safe to visit and trek in 2026.
Trail & Weather
Pack right and a Himalayan trek is pure joy; pack wrong and you'll regret it at 4,000m. Here's the no-nonsense packing list our guides actually recommend for 2026.
Records & People
"Sherpa" is not a job — it's a people. Behind the world's most famous mountain name is a Himalayan culture with Tibetan roots, deep Buddhist faith, and a homeland in the shadow of Everest. Here's who they truly are.
Industry & Tourism
For five days in spring 2026, Nepal grounded the cargo drones now hauling gear up Everest, citing security near the China border. The brief ban opened a window onto the geopolitics of the world's highest mountain.
Trail & Weather
Rhinos, tigers and elephants in steamy jungle, an hour's flight from the snow peaks. Nepal isn't only mountains — and the lowland national parks are the perfect add-on to any trek.
Industry & Tourism
Spain is a nation of long-distance walkers — the Camino de Santiago draws hundreds of thousands every year. For those hungry for a bigger horizon, Nepal is the natural next pilgrimage.
Safety & Advisories
You don't need to be an athlete to reach Everest Base Camp — but you do need to prepare. Here's a realistic 8-to-12-week training plan for the world's most famous trek.
Industry & Tourism
The Dutch live in a country a quarter of which sits below sea level, where the highest "hill" is 322m. No wonder so many of them are drawn to the opposite extreme: the roof of the world.
Permits & Rules
From March 2026 you can apply for Nepal's restricted-area permits online before you even land — and the fine for trekking without a licensed guide is now NPR 12,000. Here's the new system.
Industry & Tourism
Nepal's mandatory-guide rule isn't just red tape — it's local jobs and safer trails. Here's how responsible trekking, from fair porter loads to insurance, actually works in 2026.
