Stories from the West

Explore national parks, sacred temples, adventure trails, and the authentic culture of Western Nepal.

Jul 27, 2026 10 min read

Nepal Trekking Peaks: Island, Mera and Lobuche Explained

Nepal trekking peaks are a defined list of climbing peaks administered by the Nepal Mountaineering Association, most between…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Nepal holds dozens of summits between 7,000 and 8,000 metres, from Annapurna II at 7,937 metres to Api at 7,132 metres in the far…

Jul 27, 2026 10 min read

Lhotse at 8,516 metres is the fourth-highest mountain on earth and shares the South Col with Everest. Nuptse at 7,861 metres…

Jul 27, 2026 10 min read

Machapuchare is a 6,993 metre peak in the Annapurna Himal, closed to mountaineering because it is held sacred to Shiva. A guide…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

The Annapurna massif is a 55 kilometre chain in central Nepal built around Annapurna I, 8,091 metres, the first eight-thousander…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Dhaulagiri I is 8,167 metres, the seventh highest mountain on earth, first climbed in 1960 by a Swiss and Austrian team supplied…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Manaslu is 8,163 metres, the eighth highest mountain on earth, standing in Gorkha District north of Kathmandu. A guide to its…

Jul 26, 2026 8 min read

Fourteen mountains on earth rise above 8,000 metres. Eight of them stand in Nepal or on its borders. Here is every one of them,…

Jul 26, 2026 8 min read

The summit of Everest is marine limestone. It was seabed before it was the roof of the world. Here is how a vanished ocean, a…