Great Himalaya Trail Exclusive
ECS NEPAL brings you exclusive recollections and reflections on the Great Himalaya Trail - Climate Smart Celebrity Trek by Dawa Steven Sherpa and Anil Chitrakar. Life’s a journey...
Issue 127 | June 2012
What can we say of the most majestic trees, Sequoia of California and Sal of the Terai? Big, large, great, fantastic? The adjectives quit and run. Sequoia, or the California...
ECS NEPAL brings you exclusive recollections and reflections on the Great Himalaya Trail - Climate Smart Celebrity Trek by Dawa Steven Sherpa and Anil Chitrakar. Life’s a journey...
The eminent religious historian Mircea Eliade once said, “The choice of holy space is not random but found and identified by the help of mysterious signs”. This is absolutely true...
The idea of joining the Great Himalaya Trail - Celebrity Smart Celebrity Trek (GHT – CSCT) team for four odd days on the western leg of the trying east to...
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly-timed pause. (Mark Twain) Mark Twain (the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens, 1835-1910), was a wise...
A trekker on the Great Himalaya Trail recounts some of his memorable parts on the trail. On March 23, 2012, after walking 19 kilometers from Lamsung, the Climate Smart...
A journey of two Sherpas from mountaineering guides to watchmakers. In 2009, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the renowned English adventurer, became the oldest Briton to climb Mount Everest. While in the...
Reviewed by Don Messerschmidt A Mythological Guidebook to Kathmandu Valley Based on the Nepala-Mahatmya & Himavatkhanda Do you have any idea how many sacred sites are located in the Kathmandu...
One of the best ways to see Kathmandu and meet its people is to take public transportation around the city Suddenly the front of the bus was illuminated, I could...
Renovating ancient historical monuments in delicate work, with the responsibility depending on those still learned in the skill The Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, also known as the Golden Temple of Patan,...
An integral cultural element in Nepal, tea is an unrecognized, often taken for granted part of our lives. Were it coffee instead of tea that people drank in Nepal so...
With accolades coming from all over for his film Journey to Yarsa, Deependra Bhandari has become a busy man, traveling abroad often for screenings. You’ve obviously travelled a lot...
Our heritage consists of a rich oral tradition that captures fascinating stories that seem to be relevant for all generations. At times like this, stories that highlight the importance of...