Altitude sickness doesn't hit the way you'd expect. Porters move faster than you will. WiFi isn't really unlimited. The things to know before trekking in Nepal aren't the ones on every checklist — they're the ones you only learn on the trail, or from someone who's walked it for years.Read More

Nepal isn't just Everest. There's a hidden desert, a living goddess, honey hunters who scale cliffs by hand, and animals at Base Camp that aren't actually yaks. Twelve interesting facts about Nepal, from a Kathmandu-based trekking company that's spent years on these trails.Read More