Bhutan Travel Updates for 2023 Trips

Andy Crisconi Himalayan Trekking Tours

Shedding some light on Bhutan’s new pricing policy As many of you are now aware, Bhutan reopened to the outside world in September 2022. After a 2 ½ year closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourists are now allowed back to the Dragon Kingdom with no Covid-19 restrictions. This is great news for everyone! Coinciding with the reopening, the Bhutan …

Mount Everest Winter Marathon 2023

Andy Crisconi Himalayan Trekking Tours

The trip dates are November 20 to December 5, 2023 for the first running of our Mount Everest Winter Marathon On December 1, 2023, runners, joggers, hikers and walkers will leave Everest Base Camp (at 17,500 feet) on the first ever Mount Everest Winter Marathon. This is the colder version of the WORLD’S HIGHEST MARATHON, the most adventurous trail runs …

Mount Everest 70th Anniversary Treks

Andy Crisconi Himalayan Trekking Tours

May 29th in Nepal was ‘EVEREST DAY’! On this day the trekking and climbing communities came together (many at Everest Base Camp) to celebrate the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953. Yes, it is a big deal in our little world and the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon was created to commemorate …

Three Passes of Mount Everest Lodge Trek

Andy Crisconi Himalayan Trekking Tours

Hi Andy, I’m back home at sea level where atmospheric oxygen levels are abundant. The trip was a success! No problems, all went well, and I made it across all three passes!Thank you very much for all your help in organizing. Cheers,Lonny in MassachusettsThree Passes of Mount Everest Lodge Trek – May 2022 Three Passes and two peaks over 5000 …