Sep 6, 2026 5 min read
Winter in Karnali: What It Is Actually Like Above 2,000 Metres
Karnali in winter: the cold, snow on the passes, which roads close, how households heat their homes, and why parts of Humla and…
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Karnali in winter: the cold, snow on the passes, which roads close, how households heat their homes, and why parts of Humla and…
Read more →The monsoon lands in West Nepal in late June and clears through September. What it does to the roads, why Dolpo and Mustang stay…
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Read more →Several thousand steel pedestrian bridges hold the Nepali hill trail network together. How the two designs work, who builds and…
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