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Trail Running Nepal Galleries: Mustang Trail Race
When you think of Nepal, perhaps you see images of the enormous snowy Himalayan peaks, buffalos grazing in fields, small villages with verdant terraced fields. It exists and is beautiful. Behind the mountains however in central Nepal lies Mustang, once
Ryoichi Sato on a high trail in Mustang
According to Jamie McGuinness, the trail from Tanggye to Chuksang in Upper Mustang is “Oh wow, one of the best trails anywhere in Nepal!” It starts with a river crossing followed by a direct and unrelenting 1200m climb. What follows
Paleos® GoSt-Barefoots chainmail shoes – review by Jurgen!
Hong Kong Vibram 100 RESULT! Nepal 2nd and 3rd.
18th February – Race result Straight to the point: Ryan Sandes/South Africa/9:54 Aite Tamang/Nepal/10:17 Bed Bahadur Sunuwar/Nepal/10:26 Those are the official results. Please disregard the below previously posted. Ryan Sandes – 9.45.57 – South Africa Aite Tamang – 10.17.15 –
Aite, Sudip and Bed head for Hong Kong
Here are three very excited runners who are off to Hong Kong to compete in the Vibram 100km race. I would love to be there to see their faces at the windows as they approach the runway land. They fly
Time for new shoes
Change your shoes every (500km or so) say the manufacturers. If you run on roads and still heel strike, then maybe the advice is not as self-seeking as it seems to a sceptic like me. Since I started running mid-foot
Lizzy Hawker + GHT – Great Himalaya Trail 2011
Lizzy Hawker is right now in Kathmandu and looking forward to getting out into the mountains. She is looking forward to doing what she does best, which is simply moving at her own preferred pace (quick) through high mountains. From 11th October
Updated Load Shedding Schedule (power cuts) Kathmandu, September 15 2011
September 2011 – Latest Updated Load Shedding Schedule (power cuts) Kathmandu. Please share with everyone who uses electricity and light! Continue reading
Shivapuri running circuit 27km from Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu
A fabulous trail running route in the Shivapuri national park in the Kathmandu Valley with lush forest trails, orchids, wildlife, a pure Bagmati river, holy men and an optional 2700m peak. Continue reading
Moire O’Sullivan’s “Mud, Sweat and Tears – an Irish Woman’s Journey of Self-Discovery”
Why review an Irish woman’s obsession with 26 hills near Dublin – the Wicklow Round – on a site about trail running in Nepal? Sure, Moire is a friend, and because of that I would want to help her publicize her book. Continue reading
