Great Himalaya Trail

30/09/2024

Hey GHT friends! There’s a GHTer who needs a bit of a helping hand - please consider supporting William through his go fund me:

I have set out to hike across India and Nepal. My goal is to hike fr… William Sommerville needs your support for Support the Epic Hike Across India and Nepal

26/09/2024

Two tennis stars go hiking with their luxury handbags??? I guess everyone needs some mountain time 😂🤣😂🤣😂

07/08/2024

We're Making Progress and despite being small, we're serious about our impacts. Check out our ESG impact report for 2023-24 and feel free to reach out and ask questions.
The bottom line:
People and Places Scorecard = 8% improvement
Climate and Planet Scorecard = 25% improvement
Governance Scorecard = no improvement

06/08/2024

Want to trek the whole GHT across India, Bhutan and Nepal? Jérémy Bigé does and this is him getting ready to start!

Entre début août et fin novembre 2024, je vais essayer de rallier à pied le Cachemire indien à l'Ouest népalais. Rendez-vous sur Instagram pour su...

09/07/2024

9th July, 2024
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Trevor's passing while paragliding in Spiti, Northern India. He was an adventurous spirit who loved the mountains, the GHT and we are sure he is flying high among them still.
Rest in peace.

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12/03/2024

Dear FB friends,
Do you live or work in or near a biodiversity area? If yes, then please take a moment to complete this simple questionnaire - it's mostly multiple choice and who doesn't love that?


This questionnaire is relevant if you live or work in or near a biodiversity area.

I am currently working on a paper about the impact of tourism/human activities and biodiversity, including human-wildlife conflict and potential reparations. This is a sensitive and difficult subject as without humans coming into contact with biodiversity, they are unlikely to place any value on its preservation and conservation. And yet, it is the coming into contact with biodiversity that causes negative impacts. This paradox remains unsolved and sustainability is unlikely to achieve much unless there is a fundamental shift in our perceived dependencies on biodiversity and that requires far more work to detail risks and opportunities.

I hope that the outcome of this survey will help organisations and communities understand their dependencies on biodiversity and to begin re-framing their biodiversity-community relationships around co-dependencies and long-term value creation.

Results will be shared with respondents who have completed the entire form.
Many thanks in advance,
Robin

This questionnaire is relevant if you live or work in or near a biodiversity area. I am currently working on a paper about the impact of tourism/human activities and biodiversity, including human-wildlife conflict and potential reparations. This is a sensitive and difficult subject as without humans...

18/12/2023

Dear friends, I hope that you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wherever you are!

13/04/2023

My latest thoughts 2 weeks into Nepal's new trekking rules...
just a note that they aren't making any impact on GHTers currently in the field.

Nepal's New Trekking Rules banning independent solo trekkers are they for real and how are they impacting trekking right now?

01/03/2023

Another inspiring GHT story! Thank you Graham and anna for sharing your GHT adventure

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29/01/2023

Here we go again folks! If you’re up for a GHT adventure this year, be sure to get in touch for one of these babies…

09/12/2022

EPIC! the all NEW GHT Nepal map series is printed and heading out the door!
New trails, updated trails, checkposts, GPS grids and much more!
www.greathimalayatrail.com

11/11/2022

New GHT series - Final Proof time!!
Thank you to all those who dare to trek new trails 🙏🙏🙏🙏

31/10/2022

The end of another fabulous day in Nepal!

26/10/2022

If you care about the impacts of tourism and climate change in the Nepal Himalaya, please read Chapter 22 - The Highest Mountain in the Shadow of Climate Change: Managing Tourism and Conservation in a World Heritage Site: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal - and realise just how desperate things are for the Everest Region! Sincere thanks to my co-authors Dr Kurt Luger and Sushma Bhatta!
https://lnkd.in/gWCngCsA

This open access book identifies various forms of heritage destruction and analyze their causes. This is an open access book.

14/09/2022

Just another amazing spot on the GHT…

23/07/2022

If you are looking for some inspiration to explore Nepal, then check this out.
Honoured to have been asked to contribute and I hope it gets your adventure juices flowing!

23/05/2022

Wow! 6 people already doing GHT in monsoon… never thought we’d see that 😃😃🕺🕺

12/04/2022

Getting to the start of your trek can be fun… here’s one of the options for starting a low route across Nepal from Sandakphu in east Nepal… it’s a brilliant video!

https://youtu.be/YNXU1IR2LR8

Journey to Maneybhanjang, ‘the place where all roads meet’ deep in the Himalayas, and discover why this remote village in the sky is known as the Land of Lan...

24/01/2022

Hey GHT folks, is anyone coming to Nepal from the US in the next week or so? Have a friend who needs to be re-united with his phone - please PM me for details if you can help??🙏

28/12/2021

It’s that time of year - which one has your name on it?? Happy New Year!!

14/11/2021

Honeymoon on the GHT! Another inspiring story, this time from Matt and Anna about their GHT Honeymoon... read on - https://www.greathimalayatrail.com/honeymoon-on-the-ght/

Matt and Anna's dream was to Honeymoon on the GHT - they discover a world of love, mountains and much, much more...

29/09/2021

Let's get serious about the social impact of tourism! Check out this short film about our research in the Everest Region last year.
https://youtu.be/hPfXnU7taNg

And check out out surveys for individuals and communities:
https://www.greathimalayatrail.com/myghti/

We set out to ask, 'Is your holiday good news for the locals?' by assessing the social impacts of tourism in the Everest Region of Nepal, which is a Communit...

18/09/2021

Are you a sustainable traveller? Do you find it easy to make sustainable travel decisions? Take a moment this weekend to try the MyGHTi Individual Tourism Survey...
It's time to think, be and do travel differently.
https://forms.gle/W5dsAYKfkmVfD1dh7

The nature of travel is changing. There is growing awareness of the impacts caused by how we chose to travel. Everyone has an opportunity to include sustainable intentions into positive impactful actions. If done with respect for the world’s local communities, environments and biodiversity, travel...

13/09/2021

Assessment of the Social Impacts of Community Based Tourism.

Turning theory into action in the Khumbu (Everest) region of Nepal - our report is published and the film of the project is coming very soon!

Would appreciate any feedback and I hope you enjoy the read!



https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/tw-2021-0010/html

Link to film trailer: https://youtu.be/06wI2chyjzk

We set out to assess the social impacts of tourism in a Community Based Tourism (CBT) destination by asking the following questions; (1) from a community and individual perspective, what are the major issues faced in a CBT destination?, and (2) is there any pattern to, or similarity between, quality...

06/09/2021

Please, I need your help!
A project I've been working on is a finalist in the Regenerative Travel Impact Awards! And now I need YOUR VOTE.
If you have a moment, please visit the awards and cast your vote for the Great Himalaya Trail: MyGHTi Project.
Go to the bottom of the linked page and follow the instructions:
https://www.regenerativetravel.com/impact-awards/

The Regenerative Travel Impact Awards celebrate people and projects that embody the spirit of regeneration