The word trek is derived from the Boer language (spoken by the Dutch settlers in South Africa), meaning a long, hard journey. The root of the word is Dutch ‘ trekken’ which means to pull or haul. In 1949 Nepal opened its frontiers to the outside world and within eight years ten of the fourteen 8000m peaks [...]
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