The Great Himalaya Trail is the longest and highest alpine walking journey in the world, as it winds its way 2,790 miles through the world’s tallest mountain ranges and most isolated communities from Tibet to Pakistan. Very few people have walked the length of the Himalayas and, until recently the trail has remained a rather undefined entity, as it is actually a series of treks that can be combined to eventually complete the traverse. One major goal to opening up wild and remote parts of the Himalayas would be to attract trekkers away from the busy areas such as Everest and Annapurna and provide dearly needed economic benefit to people living in the other isolated mountain regions. One World Trekking offers adventurous souls and avid hikers the opportunity to trek across Nepal and onwards through the Himalayas. The Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail offers a staggering wealth of diversity and cultural experiences.
The Great Himalaya Trail offers challenging, high-alpine trekking through some of the most rugged and breathtaking mountainscapes on earth. The route offers an incredible diversity in terms of landscapes, flora & fauna, people and culture: from snow leopards to red pandas, sub-tropical jungle to fragile high-altitude eco-systems, the famous Sherpa, Shamanism and the ancient Bön Buddhist culture of Dolpo and Humla.
Tags: adventure, annapurnas, Buddhism, culture, dolpo, everest, exploration, himalayas, humla, kangchenjunga, manaslu, mustang trek, narphu, nepal, pakistan, pilgrimage, travel, trekking

August 19, 2010 at 7:30 am |
Thanks for mentioning the trail. We hope you will keep up with news about the trail on the GHT website: http://www.thegreathimalayatrail.org/