Geography of the Himalayas. The best way to familiarize yourself with the Himalayas is to understand its geography – high ranges, major rivers draining these ranges, base towns in these valleys and mountain passes connecting valleys across ranges. This knowledge enables you to start planning hikes & traverses across the Himalayas
Traverse Planning. In this section we guide you on how to plan a long distance hiking trail through the Himalayas based on your understanding of the topography, major valleys and mountain passes. We can use simple web based tools as well as more advanced GIS systems or simple use mobile apps to plan your next traverse.
Nepal. To plan trans Himalayan traverses hikers require a good understanding of the topography of the region: major valleys and high ranges which can be crossed through mountain passes. Hundreds of rivers, thousands of mountain passes and hundreds of hiking routes were mapped in Nepal enabling hikers to plan countless traverses across this topography