Nepal earthquake

One year since the Great Gorkha earthquake It is nearly a year since the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Barpak, Gorkha. T...

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Trekking In Nepal After Earthquake

Tourism in Nepal World famous trekking routes of Nepal are safe and open for all: Trekking in Nepal after earthquake After April ...

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The Nepal Earthquake - One Year On: A Celebration of Gratitude and Hope in Gairung Village, Gorkha

I held my breath and braced for impact as our jeep coasted over yet another gaping pothole hidden by a cloud of fine brown stilt. It landed ...

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The People You Meet: The Chaudhary Foundation & Encouraging Private Sector Investment to Rebuild Nepal...

"We rise by lifting others."  ~ Robert Ingersoll (American lawyer & political leader) Immediately after the magnitude 7.8 eart...

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Rebuilding Dalchoki School - "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step..."

Our jeep climbed higher and higher via the winding dirt road, the trees parting occasionally to reveal a panoramic vista of cloud covered mo...

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The People You Meet Along the Way: A Nation Rebuilding

Nearly six months have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Nepal on April 25th, 2015. Life in the streets of Kathmandu has return...

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"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple." -Dr. Seuss

I’m not going to lie to you. I’m bloody nervous. As I pack my bag for my return to Nepal I can’t help but reflect on everything I’ve learned...

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PRESS RELEASE: The World's Largest Mountains, a Londoner and a Disaster of Global Scale

PRESS RELEASE From London: DC: "The World's Largest Mountains, a Londoner, and a Disaster of Global Scale" by By Phil Mahony, ...

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The People You Meet Along the Way: A New Mountain - Rebuilding Dalchoki School

With its rolling green hills, winding roads through terraced fields and panoramic views of cloud covered mountains, the small and picturesqu...

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The People You Meet Along the Way: “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” Wise words by American author Jack Canfield. The meaning of these words had been playing...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: When International Headlines Disappear

The seismic shifts have subsided, the number of deaths and casualties have plateaued, and international headlines have all but disappeared.....

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The Nepali Times Article: When The Mountain Moved

Copy of the article which appeared in The Nepali Times, 1 June, 2015 http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/survivor-account-from-Shishapangm...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: Sometimes I forget that I came to Nepal in April to climb mountains.

Sometimes I forget that I came to Nepal in early April to climb mountains.  At 11.55am on April 25th, 2015 I was on the snow-covered slopes ...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: The life and times of a bag of food relief...

To help our Nepal earthquake relief fund supporters see the tremendous impact of their donations, I would love to one day attach a video rec...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE Report: The Khumbu - Open for business... almost

The Khumbu, often referred to as ‘The Gateway to Everest’, sees a large portion of Nepal’s 600,000 visitors per year. With an extensive netw...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE Editorial: "Nepal's Youth - Shaken…. And Stirred"

I first came to Kathmandu in back in 1999. Fresh out of university, ready to explore the country’s rolling hills and snow-capped mountains w...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: Help us to help Nepal - Please donate to the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund

When I was growing up there was a game that I was absolutely obsessed with – a simple game called ‘cats cradle’. The game involves one piece...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: Shishapangma Seven Point Eight

Gasping for breath in the thin air I looked at my watch – 11.55am. An excellent time.   Lhakpa Sherpa and I had set out from Shishapangma Ad...

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And so the journey begins... Kathmandu, Nepal - Zheng-Mu, Tibet

After months of planning it’s finally go time as the bus pulls up to the hotel. The bus will take us from Kathmandu to Zheng Mu, the Chinese...

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