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Ah well, that's another to add to the bucket list.

Great work Robin, keep it going.

I've just had a press release from the tour op World Expeditions who are now offering to guide the Great Himalaya Trail for £20,500....would you pay this ammount? Here's the press release.


The next big thing in trekking has just launched: for the first time ever the Great Himalaya Trail is now available through a specialist tour operator.

The Great Himalaya Trail is the longest and highest alpine walking track in the world. It winds between the largest mountains and remotest communities on the planet, connecting five Asian countries (Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan) and covering more than 4,500km, from Namche Barwa in Tibet to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan.

Currently, only the Nepal section (1,700km) is available to traverse, as it is the only part that has been walked and mapped thoroughly (the other countries are still being researched). All of Nepal’s 8,000m peaks can be viewed along the trail, while trekkers also have the opportunity to experience remote cultures in hidden corners of the country – a true exploratory experience.

The Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal has been documented - from its start in the east at Kangchenjunga to its completion in western Tibet - by author and adventurer Robin Boustead, who worked closely with World Expeditions to create the inaugural supported treks on this trail.

Unique to trekking specialist World Expeditions, the full traverse launches in February 2011 and costs £20,500. It takes 157 days to complete, although alternatively it can be broken down to seven smaller stages:

- Stage 1: Kangchenjunga Exploratory (30 days)
- Stage 2: Makalu & Everest Travers via Sherpani Col (34 days)
- Stage 3: Everest & Rolwaling Traverse via Tashi Labsta Pass (28 days)
- Stage 4: Langtang via Tilman Pass (18 days)
- Stage 5: Manaslu & Annapurna (26 days)
- Stage 6: Upper Dolpo Traverse (26 days)
- Stage 7: Rara Lake & Yari Valley (23 days)