Over 200 bodies remain on Mount Everest. Most are located in the Death Zone (above 8,000m). Recovery is extremely dangerous and often risks more lives. Costs can exceed $30,000–$70,000+ per body. Many climbers, including Francys Arsentiev, remain on the mountain
Kagbeni is a historic village in Mustang and the gateway to Upper Mustang. Located at ~2,800 meters altitude in Nepal’s Kali Gandaki valley. You can reach via Kathmandu → Pokhara → Jomsom → Kagbeni. No special permit needed for Kagbeni, but Upper Mustang requires ~$500 permit. Best time to visit: May to October
Plan trekking in Nepal with this complete guide to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Circuit, routes, cost, best time, difficulty, permits, packing tips, and local trekking advice.
Complete guide to trekking in Nepal — covering best regions, permits, costs, packing lists, altitude sickness, and safety tips. Everything you need to plan your Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, or Manaslu trek with confidence.
A complete month-by-month guide to visiting Nepal — weather, trekking conditions, crowd levels, major festivals (Holi, Dashain, Tihar, Tiji), and the best regions and tours to book for every season, so you can time your trip perfectly.
Everest Base Camp and the Annapurna Circuit get the postcards, the Instagram tags, and — increasingly — the crowds. But Nepal is far bigger than its five most-photographed trails. Tucked behind the famous routes are valleys that see a handful of trekkers a year, lakes most Nepalis themselves have never visited, and villages where a homestay dinner is still the main event of the evening. If you've already done the classics, or you'd simply rather skip the queue at the teahouse, this is where to look instead.
K2 vs Everest compared — height, routes, weather, and fatality rates. Find out which mountain is truly harder to climb.
Every June, Nepal's trekking calendar quietly shuts down. The Everest and Annapurna trails turn to mud, leeches come out, and Lukla flights get unreliable. Most guidebooks tell you to wait until autumn. But there's one region in Nepal where monsoon season is actually the smart time to go, and if you're reading this during the summer months, you're sitting right in the middle of its best window of the year. That region is Upper Mustang, and 2026 happens to be the best year yet to visit it, thanks to a major permit reform that landed in March.
Choosing between the Everest Base Camp Trek (EBC) and the Annapurna Base Camp Trek (ABC) is one of the biggest decisions trekkers face when planning a Himalayan adventure in Nepal. Both treks are world-famous, both offer breathtaking mountain scenery, and both provide unforgettable cultural experiences. However, they are very different in terms of altitude, difficulty, cost, duration, accessibility, and overall trekking experience.
