Nepal is Open! The Fall Trekking Season is On!

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

I write to you with some great news! On September 23, Nepal announced the lifting of its mandatory quarantine requirement and has resumed issuing on-arrival tourist visas for foreign travelers effective immediately. Here is a recap of the new entry guidelines: There is no longer a quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travelers showing proof of being fully vaccinated (a 2-shot …

Everest Base Camp Lodge Trek over the Christmas and New Years Holidays

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Hey you avid hikers! How about something different this winter holiday season? We have just confirmed our group lodge trek to Everest Base Camp on December 16, 2019 to January 1, 2020. On Christmas Day we will leave Lobuche Village and hike up to Everest Base Camp for a festive visit before returning to our lodge at Gorakshep Village to …

Mount Everest Tidbits

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Straddling the China/Tibet and Nepal border, Mount Everest stands majestic as the highest mountain on earth at 29,029 feet / 8,848 meters, along with its neighbors Lhotse, Nuptse and Changtse. Known originally as Peak XV, Mount Everest was officially named in 1865 after Colonel Sir George Everest, a Welshman and acting Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843. Mount Everest is …