Come and meet GHT blog legends Peter McVeigh (GHT 2012 and the youngest person to complete the full GHT) and Greg Heilbron (your favourite blogger from the recent 2013 GHT).Greg and Peter will be sharing their personal accounts of what life was really like on the trail as well as some incredible images they c...
The latest news from Stage 7
of the Great Himalaya Trail
Leader Bir Singh reflects on completing the full GHT in 2013
25 Jul 2013
Great Himalayan Trail ( one trail to rule all ) yes it is true.It begins the journey far from the eastern himalayan high route complete to the far western region to the border of tibet. The trail travels through tropical zones, rain forests, alpine zones, himalaya to alpine desert. It is a route that provides...
The final blog: Climbing the last big pass (Narala La-4550m) into Hilsa, witnessing monsoon flood damage and farewell to the incredible GHT team
20 Jul 2013
Made it. Today, at 1230 hrs, Peter and I walked to the Tibet (China) border at Hilsa, shook hands, and smiled - we had completed our Nepal GHT (sans Dolpo) and could now relax a little, albeit still with 70 kms of walking to complete to get us back to Simikot, and a flight to Kathmandu.We actually arrived at...
Following the Tibetan trade routes with two more sleeps till we hit the Tibetan border town of Hilsa
17 Jul 2013
Just two more sleeps before the end of our Nepali GHT, and it is all happening in a rush.Sure, we missed out on the stage 6 (Dolpo) section, and we still have a 5 day walk back to Simikot but, nevertheless, Peter and I are becoming increasingly excited as we approach the end of our big trek.It has been three...
Steps closer to the Tibetan border and farewell donkey train
14 Jul 2013
The GHT team is now at the regional centre of Simikot, at 3064 metres, enjoying a well-earned rest day before starting the final 5 days of trekking to reach the western border of Nepal - and so complete our (abridged) GHT.Of course, once we reach that Tibetan border, at Hilsa, the walking is not over, as we w...
