Just as the winter off-season begins, the pristine beauty of the Gokyo trek is even more apparent because of the absence of crowds. But there is also another absence: of ice and snow. 1. The view from ...

Imagine standing at 4,700 metres altitude beside a turquoise lake so vivid it looks Photoshopped. Behind you, the Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal's longest, stretches like a frozen river. Ahead, the serene ...

From Everest base camp to Gokyo Ri, here are some of the international treks you can consider that can transform the way you see the world.

A fork in the well-trafficked Everest Base Camp trail leads trekkers up a remote path to the summit of Gokyo Ri mountain and some of the best views in Nepal. Around two hours’ walk north of Namche ...

A stunning alternative to the popular Everest Base Camp trek is summiting Gokyo Ri (17,576 feet) via the turquoise waters of the Gokyo Lakes. Fed by enormous Ngozumpa Glacier, the six lakes fan out ...

But this journey took my role beyond clinical walls and into the Himalayas, where climate change is not theoretical, but ...