Dinesh Wagle on Nepali Society

Dinesh Wagle on Nepali society

Tag: hiking

  • बारीको पाटामा

    A helicopter ride is not an everyday event. Rarer is when you fly several times in a matter of days in different whirlybirds. Add hill-hopping to that. And these details:…


  • A walk to Mahat, from Thabang

    It took us four hours to reach Mahat village from Thabang village. It was mostly a pleasant walk on flat land (just a couple of small uphill and downhill) that followed…


  • Seto Gumba- the white monastery

    13 July- An impromptu trip to Seto Gumba, a Buddhist monastery that sits atop a hill behind Swyambhunath, on a Saturday. That’s the only day of the week Gumba opens its gates…


  • Chitlang revisited

    27/28 April: A hike up to Chitlang over the weekend. Passed through this village back in 5/6 May 2010 with Suraj on his motorbike. The Maoists, still angry with President…


  • Limping all day long with a mule caravan to reach Rukumkot

      (Oct 22 note: Photos related to this post will be posted later this week.) Ten minutes to the walk, I felt a pinch on my knee. Left side of…


  • Close Calls: Two Near-Death Experiences in a Single Day in ‘Dangerous’ Rukum

    From Nishel Dhor to Kakri via Taka Shera (Click on the photo to enlarge.) Waking up in Nishel Dhor: On rare occasions, when I retire early, around 8:30 or 9…


  • Crossed the Dhorpatan River. Danced in Nishel Dhor

    I woke up at 8 in the morning. Unusual in normal times. Unusual when I am traveling. When I am not traveling and staying home I wake up very late.…


  • Kathmandu-Kakani-Jhor Wilderness (77 photos) #Nepal #Hiking #Nature

    Last Saturday we went for a hiking trip to Kakani and Shivapuri area. The team included me and two of my colleagues- Suraj Kunwar and Aashis Luitel. We began the…


  • On The Top Of Poon Hill (Day 3)

    Poon Hilai ma, phool jasto sundari… A morning in Poon Hill. We started walking up at around 6 AM. We were already late but I was determined to reach at…


  • On Ghorepani. Wireless Internet A Dream?

    Finally, I am in Ghorepani (or Ghodepani), the place that stayed in my mind after I read the description in an article published in San Francisco Chronicle. It is evening…