The Himalayan Trust UK health team first visited Yamphudin in 2015. The very poor, remote mountain villagers there were desperate for our help. They enthusiastically partnered with us for five years, and together we transformed their health knowledge, behaviours, services and outcomes.   Yamphudin Ward lies in Sirijangha Rural Municipality, within Taplejung Province in the...Read More

In some parts of Nepal, the practice of chhaupadi still continues to happen, despite being banned by the Supreme Court in 2005. Chhaupadi is when women and girls who are on their periods are banished to a shed or hut in the belief that their household will be punished by God if they are to...Read More

Rani School is situated at the top of a very steep incline. Whichever way you set off; you must climb steeply for a thousand metres to get to it. Yet despite its challenging location, Rani School is arguably one of the most successful of all the schools that are being supported by the Himalayan Trust...Read More

Dr Melanie Windridge is a plasma physicist, writer and adventurer who climbed Mount Everest in 2018 while encouraging others to follow in her footsteps. During her expedition, she discovered first-hand a number of surprising facts about the mountain and the challenges that climbers face.  1. Rotating routines Climbers operate by making a series of “rotations”...Read More

Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what, by oneself, isa done or left undone. – Buddha These inspiring words feature on the trailer for an astonishing Nepali documentary film about the intrepid teams that venture into Mount Everest’s so-called death zone to clean up...Read More

Give a fiver for Ed and help give the gift of education The achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay astounded the world in 1953. Together with, and thanks to their expedition team, they became the first humans to climb to the very top of Mount Everest. That much is well documented, with...Read More

Sir Edmund Hillary served as the New Zealand High Commissioner to India & Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal 1985-1990. • First to climb Mount Everest with his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay as part of the British Expedition led by Col John Hunt in 1953 • First to drive vehicles across Antarctica to the South Pole...Read More

John Hunt’s team had pushed a route to the South Col and at that point, John chose two climbing teams to make the summit attempt. They were Bourdillon and Evans, to use the new oxygen rebreathing system and climb from the south col. They would be followed by Tenzing and Hillary using the standard oxygen...Read More

Enhancing opportunities for students and teachers with disabilities in Nepal Quality teaching and access to training is an ongoing challenge in the rural and remote regions of Nepal, and more so for students and teachers with disabilities. Children in these remote areas don’t have sufficient access to teachers, and those that are employed are often...Read More