Mount Everest has grown
International Mountain Day (today) seems the perfect day to share the breaking news that Mount Everest is now, officially, a whole 86cm higher. Over the years, Nepal and China have …
Category: Nepal
Nims! Let’s hear for this absolutely amazing man!
For some months now, I have been following the extraordinary saga of the Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja (aka Nims) as he set out to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks …
Another day, another earthquake…poor, poor Nepal
We woke up this morning to the depressing (but almost inevitable news) of a steadily-rising death-toll in Nepal, as well as news from Nar Bahadur that his house was further …
Poor dear Nepal
I have a special fondness for Nepal, not only because it is a lovely country which I have visited several times, but mainly because all our staff are Nepalese Gurkhas. …
10 years ago today, to the day, trekking to Everest Base Camp…
…I sat and had chai with these Everest porters in a village called Pangboche… With the unfolding tragedy on Everest taking place, I have been thinking a lot about my …