author, mountaineering writer – books, blog, opinion
Back in May I reviewed a new guidebook to Nepal, written by the man behind The Longest Way Home website. Then it was only available as a PDF, but it’s now been published as a paperback by Nepali publisher, Himalayan Travel Guides.
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I’ve mentioned a couple of times how I’m a keen follower of The Longest Way Home blog, written by UK-born travel writer David Ways. He’s also been writing a series of guidebooks to Nepal, and while I was there in March I took the opportunity to try one of them out.
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Last week a new service was launched to help find tourists who have gone missing while trekking in Nepal. MissingTrekker.com is intended to be a database of missing trekkers, but it’s also a comprehensive resource about trekker safety.
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With earthquakes, fuel strikes and vacuous announcements about Everest dominating the news agenda, an obscure but significant rule change affecting Nepal’s trekking peaks has largely gone unnoticed.
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