Touring the Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, Chitwan National Park & Lumbini in Nepal

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

New Customizable Tours of 8 or 10 Days Beginning in spring 2026, we are offering tours of 8 or 10 days combining the sites of the Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, Chitwan National Park and Lumbini (10-day version). Our aim was to create two short, family-friendly, well-flowing itineraries, providing fun, activity-packed days. These itineraries are totally customizable depending on your/your group’s desires. …

Ghorepani, Poon Hill & Mardi Himal Lodge Trek

Andy CrisconiFeatured Post, Himalayan Trekking Tours

A new trip for 2026, combining two of Nepal’s most beautiful short hikes into one 14-day journey of a lifetime! Contact us to plan your adventures! Approximately 25 miles north of Pokhara, the snow-capped Annapurna Range towers over the lush jungle, dense forests and picturesque farming villages of western Nepal. It was not until the mid-1950s that these majestic mountains …

Namun La Pass Trek in Annapurna Nepal

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Our new 13-day camping trip across the remote Namun La Pass The second of our new Annapurna trips is the trek across the little-known Namun La pass at 15,910 feet. The Namun Pass offers a unique wilderness camping experience for those looking for off-the-beaten path hiking. Beginning in fall of 2025, we are able to arrange this outstanding 13-day trip …

Plant 100,000 Rhododendrons to Protect Everest’s Future

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours, Worldwide Hiking Tours

Run for the Planet. Grow a Legacy. Nepal’s majestic Himalayas are under threat from glacial retreat, biodiversity loss, and the escalating impact of climate change. But hope grows one tree at a time. Since 2022, the team behind the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon has planted thousands of Rhododendron Barbatum trees across the Everest region. These beautiful, high-altitude natives don’t just …

Mount Everest Winter Marathon 2025

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

The 1st ever winter edition of the World’s Highest Marathon The trip dates are November 17 to December 6, 2025 for the Marathon, Half-Marathon and Non-Runner options of the first running of our Mount Everest Winter Marathon. Race date is December 1, 2025 starting at Everest Base Camp! On December 1, 2025, runners, joggers, hikers and walkers will leave Everest …

The Lost Valleys of Naar and Phoo

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

A look back to our 2005 unique hiking traverse across the Annapurna Range into the Tibetan villages and monasteries of Upper Manang TREK REPORT APRIL/MAY 2005: I must admit that this trek surpassed even my own high expectations. I’ve long desired to visit the remote Tibetan valleys of Naar and Phu located in the upper reaches of Nepal’s Manang District. …