Great Himalaya Trail - Summary of Completed Sections
August 3, 2025
This is an ongoing project for me and it gives me a good reason to return to one of my favourite regions in the world. I have been trekking in the Himalaya since 2001. So far, I have completed the following sections and crossed the following high passes of the Karakoram, the Zanskar and the Himalaya Ranges (The Great Himalaya Trail, situated in Nepal, is only a subset of this larger and longer journey). Click on each link for the trip report and photos:
Nepal Himalaya Treks (2,100km) and main passes:
1. 2013 Kangchendzonga Himal 250km, Selele Pass 4,290m
2. Makalu Himal 80km, Shiphton Pass 4,000m, Sherpani Col 6,180m and West Col 6,135m
3. 2011 Khumbu Himal – East 60 km, Amphu Labtsa Pass 5,845m
4. 2022 Khumbu Himal Central - ChoLa Pass 5,400m and Lobuche Peak 6,000m
5. 2022 Khumbu Himal West - Sunder Peak 5,000m and Sumna Pass 5,480m
6. 2010 Kumbu Himal - West 100km, Gokyo Ri 5,400m and RenjoLa 5,360m
7. Rowaling Himal 100km, Teshi Labtsa Pass 5,800m, YalungLa 5,300m
8. 2017 Langtang Himal 200km via Ganjala Pass 5,130m and Tilman Pass 5,300m
9. 2009 Ganesh Himal/Langtang and Yala Peak 170km, LaurebinaLa 4,610m
10. 2011 Manaslu Himal 140km, Larkya Pass 5,125m
11. 2019 Annapurna Himal North - Thorongla Pass 5,436 m
12. 2011 Annapurna Himal – North 140km, Mesocanto Pass 5,230m
13. 2016 Annapurna Himal - South 65km
14. 2019 Mustang/Damodar Himal Terilla Pass/Naar Kangla Pass 380km via TeriLa 5,600m, KangLa 5,325m, 380km
15. 2016 Dhaulagiri Himal 110km, French Pass 5,150m and Dhampus Pass 5,150m
16. Far West Nepal Simikot to Mt. Kailash and Tibet 100km, NaraLa Pass 4,507m
Karakoram treks and passes in Pakistan and China (1,165km):
1. 2001 K2 BC South from Pakistan Baltoro Glacier 115km, Ghondogoro La 5,640m
2. 2005 Biafo and Hispar Glaciers 132km, Hispar Pass 5,151m
3. 2016 K2 BC North from China Shakskam Valley and K2 Glacier 278km, Aghil Pass 4,805m
4. 2023 Pahamagh, Nobande Sobande Choktoi Glaciers 155km
5. 2023 Haramosh La 5,200m and Chomolungma Glacier 85km
6. 2025 Nanga Parbat Rupal, Mazeno La 5,300m and Diamir 180km
7. 2025 Jamal Pass 5,300m and Sim La Pass 5,400m 220km
India treks and passes (291km):
1. 2007 Grand Zanskar Traverse (Darcha to Lamayuru) 291km, Shingo La 5,090m, Murgum La 4,000m, Singe La 5,000, Sirsi La 4,900m
BHUTAN HIMALAYA (350KM):
1. 2024 The Snowman Trek (11 Passes over 4500m to 5300m) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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A chronological archive of trip reports, photo essays, and route notes across decades.
2026
2025
2024
- Mon - Bhutan
- Bhutan - Snowman Trek Part 1
- Bhutan - Snowman Trek Part 2
- Bhutan - Snowman Trek Part 3
- North of 60º - Polar Adventures
- East Greenland 66º North
- On the Trail of Teutonic Order Castles in Northern Poland
- Wolfsschanze Hitler's HQ, Ketrzyn Poland and Peenemunde WW2 V1/V2 Research Centre in North Germany
- Central Mexico - Mexico City, Puebla and Teotihuacan
- Venezuela - Orinoco River Delta
- Venezuela - Mount Roraima Trek 2810m
- Venezuela - Angel Falls
2023
2022
- Nepal Solukhumbu - Sumna Pass and Lobuche East trip summary
- Nepal Khumbu and Kangchendzonga from the Air
- Nepal Solukhumbu Sundar Peak 5000m and Sumna Pass 5400m
- Nepal Solukhumbu Chola Pass 5450m Lobuche East Ridge 6090m
- Renjola La 5360m Gokyo Ri 5450m, and Cho Oyu BC Photos
- Iceland - Hellismannaleid, Laugavegur and Fimmvorduhals Trails
- The Yukon and the Alaska Highway
- Mount Robson
- Yellowstone National Park
- Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks
2021
- The Rockies of Alberta, Western BC and the Yukon
- Columbia Icefield from the Air
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Colombia
- Los Nevados National Park Colombia
- Colombia Tayrona National Park
- Colombia Teyuna - Ciudad Perdida Trek (The Lost City)
- Mexico Pico de Orizaba 5,630m
- Mexico - Sierra Negra 4,650m and Izaccihuatl 5,350m
- Chitwan National Park Nepal
2020
2019
- The Grand Mustang Circuit - Part 1: Chame to Kagbeni via Thorong La Pass
- The Grand Mustang Circuit - Part 2: Kagbeni to Lo Mantang
- The Grand Mustang Circuit - Part 3: Lo Mantang to TeriLa Pass
- The Grand Mustang Circuit - Part 4: Terila Pass to Chame via Naar and Kangla Pass
- Kamchatka Trip Report
- Камча́тка, Russia - The Mutnowski and Gorely Volcanoes
- Камча́тка, Russia - The Tolbachik Volcano Circuit and Volcano Bezimienny
- Russia Far East - Sakhalin, Vladivostok, Petropawlowsk-Kamchatsky
- Taiwan
- Ancohuma 6,427M Bolivia
- Huayna Potosi 6,088m Bolivia
- Ausangate Trek Peru
- Yellowstone National Park in Winter 2019
2018
- Calgary Mountain Film Festival
- Langtang, Tilman Pass and Ganjala Trip Report
- Langtang Trek - Tilman Pass
- Langtang Trek - Ganjala Pass
- Paria River Wilderness - USA, Utah
- Slot Canyons - USA, Arizona
- Bryce National Park - USA, Utah
- Zion National Park and Cedar Breaks - USA, Utah
- Norway
- Poland - The Slav and Viking Festival in Wolin
- Iceland
- Bolivia Cordillera Real and Sajama National Park
- Bolivia - Tiwanaku and La Paz
- Togo and Benin
- Benin - Egungun Masquerade
- Benin - Voodoo Festival
- Ghana - The Gold Coast and the Land of the Ashanti
2017
- Annapurna Basecamp and Annapurna Sanctuary Photos
- Annapurna Sanctuary Trip Summary
- Dhaulagiri Basecamp Trek, Dhampus Pass - Trip Summary
- Dhaulagiri Circuit Photos - Nepal
- Peru Central - Huaraz, Cordillera Blanca and Chavin de Hauntar
- Peru South, Sacred Valley - the Land of the Incas, Rainbow Mountain and Lima
- Mt. Brazeau and Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada
- China Shanghai Beijing Wuhan
- Papua New Guinea
2016
- China Far West - Kashgar and Shiphton Arch
- China Far West - Pamir and The Tajik Games
- K2 Basecamp North, Shaksgam Valley Trip Summary
- Chinese K2 (BC North), Shaksgam Valley - Chinese Karakoram
- North Peru Chachapoyas Trip Report
- Peru North - Kuelap, Chachapoyas and Royal Tombs of Sipan
- Wapta Icefiled Area, Alberta, Canada
- The Caribbean and the Panama Canal
- China Far West - Ancient Silk Road Trip Summary
- China Far West - Ancient Silk Road
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2004
2002
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