{"id":11,"date":"2019-08-19T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rajan-dev\/himalayanmagictreks-blog\/?post_type=post&name=interesting-facts-related-to-trekking-in-nepal"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:01:53","slug":"interesting-facts-related-to-trekking-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.himalayanmagictreks.com\/blog\/interesting-facts-related-to-trekking-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting facts related to trekking in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nepal is a small and beautiful country with great diversity. It has the highest valley in the world-\u00a0Arun valley<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0as well as the deepest gorge-\u00a0Kaligandaki.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The variation in altitudes also affects climates that traveling from the south to the north within a length of only 100 kilometers will take you from a hot tropical climate to teeth-biting arctic-level cold. Even with these, Nepal has four seasons destination. Nepal is filled with many of these\u00a0unusual and interesting facts<\/strong>; from man who has climbed to\u00a0\u00a0Everest<\/a>\u00a0for 24 times to knowing that the famous personality Sir Edmund Hillary led an expedition to find Yeti, keep reading to know the interesting facts about\u00a0trekking in Nepal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Facts about trekking in Nepal<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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Starting with the custom greetings. The standard form of greeting in Nepal is\u00a0\u201cNamaste\u201d;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0pronounced- \/\u02c8n\u028cm\u0259ste\u026a\/. To perform Namaste, join your palms together pointing your fingers upward hence bowing a little and saying Namaste in a polite and respectful manner. Travelers greet with Namaste if came across or to start a conversation.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cTx2\u201d programme<\/strong>\u00a0conducted by\u00a0World Wildlife Foundation (WWF)<\/strong>\u00a0which aims to\u00a0double the number of tigers<\/em>\u00a0from all over the world by 2022;\u00a0Nepal<\/strong> is headed to become the first country to double its tiger population before the deadline.<\/p>\n

\"\"At present, Nepal has\u00a0nine national parks<\/strong>, three\u00a0wildlife reserves<\/strong>, one\u00a0heritage reserve<\/strong>, three\u00a0conservation areas<\/strong>, and 11\u00a0buffer zones<\/strong> covering a total area of 28,959.67 km sq. Altogether these areas constitute 19.67% of the country\u2019s land area which is an amazing commitment for conservation.<\/p>\n

Mera Peak Climbing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"Mera Peak<\/a>\u00a0(6,476 meters) is\u00a0the highest trekking peak of Nepal<\/strong>. You can see five 8,000m mighty peaks from the summit of Mera Peak like:\u00a0Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Makalu and\u00a0Kanchenjunga.<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/em>Furthest Point<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"If you want to reach to\u00a0the furthest spot for trekking in Nepal<\/strong>\u00a0then visit Nameha Barwa and Nanga Parbat. Nameha Barwa (7,600 m) peak is the\u00a0easternmost<\/strong>\u00a0and Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) is the\u00a0westernmost<\/strong>\u00a0peak of the Himalaya.\u00a0Nanga Parbat<\/strong>\u00a0is also nicknamed\u00a0 as \u201cKiller Mountain\u201d because of its high number of climber fatalities.\u00a0\u00a0It is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 meters (26,660 ft) above sea level.<\/p>\n

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Solo ascent without oxygen<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Reinhold Andreas Messner, was the first person to make the solo ascent of Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen and also was the first climber to ascend all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters (26,000 ft) above sea level.<\/p>\n

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Jam in Mt Everest<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/strong>The tourist number to visit Everest region was recorded at\u00a036,694<\/strong>\u00a0in 2016. Where as more than\u00a0300 people<\/strong>\u00a0have died attempting to reach the summit till now.<\/p>\n

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Highest ascent of Mt Everest<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Kami Rita Sherpa<\/strong>\u00a0holds the record for the most ascent of Mount Everest. He scaled the mountain for the\u00a024th time on 21 May, 2019<\/strong>. This bold and brave 49 years old man has announced media that he planned to\u00a0ascend Everest 25 times<\/em>\u00a0before he retires.<\/p>\n

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Deepest canyon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nThe deepest canyon on the Earth,\u00a0Kali Gandaki canyon<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a04,375<\/strong>\u00a0meters depth lies on Nepal.\u00a0The\u00a0measurement was done\u00a0 between the river height and the height of the highest peaks on either side<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The legend of Yeti<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nPeople believe that Yeti inhabits in the Himalayas of Nepal.\u00a0It is a mysterious ape-like creature taller than an average human similar to the\u00a0North America\u2019s Big Foot<\/strong>. We can also assure you that\u00a0yeti<\/strong>\u00a0wouldn\u2019t look as cute as the picture if they ever exist.\u00a0 What really interesting is,\u00a0Sir Edmund Hillary<\/strong>\u00a0himself led an expedition in\u00a01958<\/strong>\u00a0to find the Yeti. Sadly, it did not succeed.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading.<\/strong><\/em>
\nHope you enjoyed some<\/strong><\/em>
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