Hiking – Niamh Kenny

Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

Nepal’s year-round trekking route

“Ukaalo, oraalo,” said our guide, Naresh Gurung, describing the three-hour hike we’d just begun toward Three Mountain Lodge in central Nepal. He undulated his hand: “up” and “down”. Nepal’s classic…

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Nepal’s year-round trekking route

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