Come fastpack with us! Are you a trail runner looking for a new adventure? Or an experienced hiker who like to travel fast and ultra light? We organize small groups of active people who want to get way off the beaten path in the Himalaya. Register through UltraSignup! “The Langtang Fast Pack was a fantastic […]
Fastpacking is a great way to visit Nepal… you carry a little bit of load in your (fast-) pack, but you can use all the facilities of tea-house infrastructure that Nepal is famous for. You can search this site for a list of previous fastpacking adventures in Nepal here, and also there is a useful […]
Header image copyright Alex Treadway. 25th November – Monday 2nd December This is a trip for a group of up to 10 people – 7 days on the superb trails around Pikey Peak and south of Numbur Himal. From the organiser: You’ll be carrying all your things for seven days on the trail including a […]
Sometimes the best journeys start from your doorstep Walk out of your hotel in Kathmandu and head north toward the towering peaks of Langtang. Visit sacred landscapes, traverse Langtang Valley, acclimatize with a climb up Tserko Ri (4,995m/16,387ft). Cross rarely visited Kanja Pass (5,130m/16,830ft). Walk back down ‘the stick’ to your room in Kathmandu. Yes, […]
The nature of fastpacking and key considerations when planning for a fastpacking trip in Nepal. Here is a list of all the planned fastpacking trips and running tours in Nepal coming up. What is fastpacking? What on earth is fastpacking? Check out the definition by Peter Bakwin, a fastpacking pro: “The term fastpacking was first […]
Come spend the holidays with Sudeep and Seth from Himalayan Adventure Labs doing a winter fast pack through the Khumbu! We will cross three stunning high altitude passes and we will have the trails mostly to ourselves. And at the end, be will wrap up this expedition by celebrating New Years Eve in Kathmandu. Chola Pass – […]
Travel fast and light without porter support around one of the finest mountain ranges in the world. Are you ready? We have 190 kilometers with over 11,000 meters of cumulative gain on incredible trails. We’ll spread this out over 7 days of big distances (the same as the trail race in 2015) plus two days […]
Upendra Sunuwar, despite having only started running a couple of years ago, is one of Nepal’s elite runners. Here is a picture of him in the Manaslu region after a trip to the border with Tibet at 4950m. He went on to win that stage race by a clear margin. Why hire a guide? He […]
Come fastpack with us! Are you a trail runner looking for a new adventure? Or an experienced hiker who like to travel fast and ultra light? We organize small groups of active people who want to get way off the beaten path in the Himalaya. Register through UltraSignup. Highlights Get off the beaten track – […]
Come fastpack with us! Are you a trail runner looking for a new adventure? Or an experienced hiker who likes to travel fast and ultra light? We organize small groups of active people who want to get way off the beaten path in the Himalaya. Join us on one of our newest fast packs, where […]
Come fastpack with us! Are you a trail runner looking for a new adventure? Or an experienced hiker who like to travel fast and ultra light? We organize small groups of active people who want to get way off the beaten path in the Himalaya. Register through UltraSignup. ”Excellent logistics including being collected on arrival […]
Come fastpack with us! Are you a trail runner looking for a new adventure? Or an experienced hiker who like to travel fast and ultra light? We organize small groups of active people who want to get way off the beaten path in the Himalaya. Register through UltraSignup. Note that we also offer this trip […]
Come fastpack with us! Are you a trail runner looking for a new adventure? Or an experienced hiker who like to travel fast and ultra light? We organize small groups of active people who want to get way off the beaten path in the Himalaya. Highlights Get off the beaten track – we are experts […]
Annapurna Circuit ‘Tilicho Lake’ Variation (Version 1) Get off the beaten track Move quick, light, and self-supported while following rarely used trails on the circuit. This is the perfect introduction to high altitude mountain running in Nepal. We are experts on alternative trails around the circuit. It won’t always be easy Ten and a half days on trail with […]
Annapurna Circuit ‘Pass the Honey’ Variation (version 1) Get off the beaten track Move quick, light, and self-supported while following rarely used trails on the circuit. This is the perfect introduction to high altitude mountain running in Nepal. We are experts on alternative trails around the circuit. It won’t always be easy Ten and a half days on trail […]
Come join us as we explore alternative trails around the Annapurna Circuit, with Thorung Pass (5,405m/17,728ft) as our literal and figurative high point on the pass. This will be our fifth year organizing this event; each year we explore more and more side trails…getting way off the beaten track. We will travel through beautiful Himalayan […]
Come join us for an adventure around the Annapurna Circuit. This will be our fourth year following a unique format combining cultural running and small group fast packing: Traverse multiple Himalayan ecosystems and dig deep while crossing Thorung Pass measuring in at 5,405 meters (17,728 feet). Do a part circumnavigation of the tenth biggest mountain in the world. Take in […]
Sudeep Kandel and Seth Wolpin, co-owners of Himalayan Adventure Labs (HAL), report a recent attempt at what they call the ‘Langtang Lollipop’. The two set the FKT for the Manaslu Circuit in 2015 and have a number of successful fast packing adventures under their belt. For this adventure, their goal was to leave Kathmandu on […]
If you want to do some big training days, or be a tourist in a different way, ask Upendra to guide you on some runs around the Kathmandu Valley. Upendra is currently getting his official guide licence. It is a tedious process requiring six-weeks attendance to classroom-based classes on guiding. Of course he is learning […]
Note: since 2019 there is a race along part of this route!! See Gosaikunda to Helambu Trail Race for map and GPS tracks. Our decision to walk from Dhunche to Kathmandu over the Tihar weekend was based partly on aesthetics and partly on pragmatism. Aside from the undeniable beauty of the Gosaikunda lakes and the spectacular […]
Thanks to Kristian Soltesz from Sweden for helping you all out with a report from his trip to the Everest Region of Nepal in the hope that it will make it easier for preparing your own trip. Thanks Kris! After an attempt of running/fastpacking the GHT in 2014, which ended in a dislocated shoulder and […]
Michael Collins came to Nepal in 2013 and ran the Manaslu Trail Race. It’s been great to follow the antics of the people who came to that race since then – 24 hour races, 200+km challenges, Annapurna FKTs, and so on. Many expressed a wish to return to Nepal, obviously, because trail running here is […]
Congratulations to Seth Wolpin on his hard slog around Annapurna. 218km and some +/-10,000m completed in around 72 hours. Plenty of people have gone around the Annapurna Circuit from Besi Sahar to Naya Pul but few with the aim of reducing the hike to as few days as possible. A quick google will find a seven-day trip here, […]
Upendra Sunuwar is a talented runner who loves the sport Roger Henke (of Trail Running Nepal) explains: I’ve run with Upendra many times during weekends in Kathmandu and on a couple of multi-day trips elsewhere in the country. Upendra is a RUNNER. He likes running, he lives for running, he loves being on trails. Sure, […]
If you are coming to run the Annapurna 100, consider staying a while longer and make a fast packing journey into the high Himalayas…