Field notes · written after walking, not after Googling
Nepal trekking guides from the field
Season-by-season route advice from the Kathmandu ops desk — permit changes, conditions and post-walk dispatches. Dated, signed.
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Crossing Larkya La (5,160 m): hour-by-hour from a guide who's done it 50 times
The full pass day, minute by minute — 03:30 wake at Dharmasala, summit by 10:00, Bimthang by 16:00. Failure modes, kit list, and the single acclimatisation decision that decides whether you make it.
Nirajan Gurung · Senior guide · 23 May 2026 · 7 min