On our last trip to Nepal we had less time than we would have liked for a Himalayan trek, certainly not enough to get high into the Everest region, so we decided to head to do a Helambu trek for 7 days . The Helambu region lies north of Kathmandu, with our trailhead just an hour’s car ride out of the city. The first morning’s trek ascends almost 1000 meters through a national park to a ridge at 2500m that gave us the first views of the high Himalayan peaks to the north. Read more