Previous Trips

As part of the Nepali Language Course all Brigade of Gurkha Officers complete the Dhoko Race, which all potential Gurkha Soldiers need to pass as part of their selection process. The route is 5km and has a height gain of 500m. Individuals have to complete it in under 48 mins carrying a load of 25kg (55lb). I came 5th out of 12 and did it in 46 mins. Respectable but not ground breaking.

This is a traditional trap used to catch snow leopards in Limi Valley, Humla. If the villagers know there is a snow leopard in the area they will sacrifice a goat to entice the leapord into the trap.

A small village which sits in the shadow of Mt Mansalu (8,156m), the eighth heighest mountain in the world. The village is really only occupied during the winter when the villages higher up trail migrate due to the harsh weather conditions.