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Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta) I am associated with tourism since 2005. Lafrak is my village. I am 31 years old. I have climbed Everest four times including my recent ascent. I have climbed around 100 peaks including higher and lower ones during my 10 year’s mountaineering careers. I joined the…

Swoyambhunath Stupa, world heritage site in Nepal “Self-Sprung, Self-Manifested or Self-Existent” is the virtual meaning of the word Swayambhu as the legend has that in the ancient time Swayambu looked like an island that budded on a lotus flower, grown in the middle of a lake which spread across the…

– HB Kham A picture of Everest climbing in 2019 The story of British national named George Mallory who is said to have made at least three unsuccessful attempts to climb Mount Everest in 1921, 1922 and 1924 from Tibetan side is rife with mysteries whether he really reached the…

– Bish Bahadur Gurung An attempt to climb Baruntse peak 7129 meters was aborted by a team of mountaineers recently due to lack of trails. An expedition team of 6 foreigners and 10 Nepalese returned after reaching the Baruntse height 6900 meters, on realizing that it would be futile to…

– HB Kham Dancing Shamans Kham tribes of Rolpa and Rukum are described under various tribal names such as Kham-Magar, Magar Kham, etc. Several foreign writers have written ethnographic books related to these tribes.  However, none of these foreign writers give a common name for the language they speak and…

Tharu indigenous women with traditional attire welcome tourists

Khasur : A living museum of Gurung tribe. In this village, more than 40 tourists are acommoded once.

Inland Rara Lake in Nepal Visitor taking photographs

–Khim Ghale The Jungle, where I was lost for 3 hours Trekking in Nepal We were on an expedition to Lamjung’s Barahpokhari area, in the last week of April. While returning, I lost my way. I kept loitering here and there in the dense forest for nearly three hours. The…