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The problem with the harder climbs is that hardly nobody has done them, I do no think that Kusum Kanguru has been climbed more than a few...

Have you found the "Trekking Peaks of Nepal" by Bill O¨Connor?...

I think you could manage with a lightweight shell (you might need it in Thailand also) and a fleece (ditto). Have a T-shirt and long sleeve...

35 liters is easy, I have been able to carry a 55 liter, 2/3 full, but those do not fit inside the test frame anymore, the pack is too...

Present tourist rules do not exactly prohibit walking, but you would have to have a guide, car & driver with you all the way, which is a...

Seriously: you must take into account the real possibility of both in and outgoing flights to/from Lukla be canceled for several days at a...

#9: I wrote "often" meaning sometimes, not "turns" or "always". It is just something that can happen, and does happen "often" or at least...

Yes, no raw vegetables or salads. Buy also giardia pills from KTM: Tiniba, 2000mg taken once....

It is not a normal border crossing, though, only for prearranged groups. So no error there....

It makes no sense to try the 3 passes trek clockwise (your plan 1), like rdccomments writes. You should use at least 4 days from Thame to...

Not possible overland, but aren't there flights to Chengdu and Hong Kong from Kathmandu? Certainly cheaper and more convenient than a tour...

EBC trek is not safely possible in 10 days, unless you know from a lot of previous experience that you are an exceptionally good...

double post, some 'puter glitch...

Package deal often turns sour, as the guide starts to dictate what you can eat and where you should go for the night (kickbacks from the...

Most of the west China will still be well below zero C for the next month, thus no mosquitos. Central China like the places you go to might...