Before Backpacker's annual visit to Nepal, I imagined lots about the trail. But, the off-trail moments were actually the best ...

When Jason O’Sullivan walked through the door of Jenny McGowan’s accommodation in Nangi, a tiny village deep in the mountains ...

What if your child died from pneumonia because the nearest hospital didn’t have a paediatrician or even a bed? For many ...

I backpacked India and Nepal like the Race Across the World teams — this is everything I learnt - Lydia Swinscoe recalls all ...

Yet, behind every remittance lies a story of separation, longing and often acute loneliness for those who leave and those left behind. The experience of Nepali migrant workers is marked by profound ...

Nepal is considering a new regulation requiring Everest climbers to have previously summited a 7,000-meter peak, aiming to ...

The writer became an aid worker for Mount Everest climbers during the devastating disaster. A decade later, he explores how ...

Many support centers for Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community have closed since the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development ...

Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for ...

One of the requirements for applying for an Everest climbing permit is to have experience climbing a peak at least 7,000 ...