More action follows… Tandem Jump- Nick & Kevin British racing driver Nick Leventis is on board ESD 2010, and today he made a tandem leap from 27,500 feet, above Mount Everest at Shyangboche dropzone around 13:00 hrs(local time).Accompanying him was tandem master Kevin Hardwick. A well known personality in the racing circuit, Leventis’ Strakka Racing [...]
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Explore Himalaya to participate at ITB-Asia,Singapore & WTM, LOndon
Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure is participating at ITB, Asia in Singapore from 20th to 22nd October 2010 and at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2010 in London from 8th to 11th November 2010, represented by the company’s President, Mr. Suman Pandey. At ITB Asia, Singapore we will be exhibiting our products at Stand F11, [...]
Mr.Suman Pandey is Gantabya Nepal’s ‘Tourism Man of the Year 2010′
Explore Himalaya family congratulates Mr. Suman Pandey, founder and President of Explore Himalaya for receiving Gantabya Nepal Publication’s prestigious ‘Tourism Man of the Year 2010′ award. The award was handed over to Mr.Pandey by the honorable Minister of Tourism & Civil Aviation Mr.Sarat Singh Bhandari at a glittering function held at Nepal Tourism Board on [...]
Kailash Yatra Coupled with Darshan with a Mahayogi
We would like to inform that members of our Kailash Mansarovar Heli Tour 2011 fixed departure groups will get an opportunity to meet revered Hindu spiritual guru and Mahayogi Pilot Baba. About Pilot Baba Pilot Baba, a Mahayogi and revered Hindu spiritual leader, was known as Kapil Singh before he turned to spiritualism. He was [...]
Nepal’s Efforts to Save the Himalayas
Scientists and environmental activists have been warning that Global Warming is posing a serious threat to life on planet Earth. The harmful impact of climate change can be gauged from the growing number of natural disasters like flash-floods, landslides, hurricanes etc. around the world that has resulted in loss of lives and properties. The glaciers [...]
International Meeting on Climate Change, Kathmandu(4th-5th October,2010)
An international meet on climate change organized by he Government of Nepal will be held in Kathmandu from 4th to 5th October 2010.Invitations have been sent to 51countries with mountains higher than 4000m. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), DFID, Embassy of Denmark in Nepal, European Union, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and UNDP [...]
Heli-Skiing in Annapurna
Fishtail Air’s AS350B3 ‘Equiriel’ helicopter flew some French clients to the snowy slopes of Annapurna for some exciting skiing adventure. In Heli-skiing instead of ski-lifts or hiking , skiers use a helicopter to access an off-trail for downhill skiing. Instead of lugging heavy ski gear and hiking up the rough terrain, skiiers can now access [...]
Explore Himalaya Organizes Motorbike Tour (Lhasa-Kathmandu)
Australian travel company ‘Travel Directors’ and Explore Himalaya organized a road trip across the Tibetan plateau for 25 Australian bikers from 18th to 30th May 2010.The bikers riding on Bullet Enfields hit the road from Lhasa, speeding across Friendship Highway traversing the Tibetan cities of Gyantse, Shigatse and Shegar. The chief highlight was the bikers ride to [...]
Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon
Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon was held on 29th May 2010. The marathon which started from Khumbu Ice-fall(5,360m) and ended at Namche Bazaar (3,445m), saw the participation of 103 athletes- 69 Nepalese and 34 foreigners. Phurba Tamang was the first to complete the marathon with a timing of 3hrs, 41min, 20sec. Sudip Kulung (4:02:35) of Solukhumbu finished [...]