Boustead, R: Nepal Trekking & the Great Himalaya Trail

INTRODUCTION Background to the Great Himalaya Trail - How to Use this Guide - Great Himalaya Trail Code - Acknowledgements - PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TRIP 1.1 Planning When to trek? - Nepal: Festivals and Faith (Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Bon) - Choosing a Trekking Style (Independent Trekking, Teahouse Trekking, Trekking with a Camping Crew) - Trekking the Great Himalaya Trail - Treks with a cause - Trek Duration - Trekking Grades - Trail Conditions - Trail Difficulty 1.2 Before Departure - Visas and Permits - Maps and Walking Guides - Getting Around - Equipment - Power & Re-charging on the Trail - PART 2: NEPAL AND YOU 2.1 Choosing a Guide and Crew - 2.2 Brahmin & Chhetri People, Newar People - 2.3 Trekking as a Single Female - 2.4 Shopping, Tips and Money - 2.5 Haggling, Bargaining and Tipping - 2.6 Your Security - 2.7 Insurance - 2.8 Communication (How to: Not Cause Offense, Greetings and Blessings) - 2.9 Community - 2.10 Temple Etiquette PART 3: HEALTH & WELLBEING - 3.1 General health issues - 3.2 Food and Diarrhoea - 3.3 Altitude Sickness - 3.4 Looking after feet and joints - 3.5 Hypothermia and heat stroke - 3.6 First Aid - 3.7 Rescue and emergency PART 4: TREKKING REGIONS & ROUTES 4.1 Kanchenjunga Region - The People (Limbu, Olangchun, Lhomi, Thudam & Topke Gola People), Kanchenjunga Base Camp, Routes from Kanchenjunga Base Camp, Other major routes in the region, The Great Himalaya Trail - 4.2 Makalu region - Makalu Base Camp, Rai People, Routes from Makalu Base Camp, Sherpani Col, West Col and Amphu Labsta, The Great Himalaya Trail - 4.3 Solu-Khumbu (the Everest Region), Everest Base Camp, the Cho La and the Renjo La, Sherpa People, The Life of a Teahouse Owner, Other trips in the region, The Great Himalaya Trail - 4.4 The Rolwaling, The Rolwaling & the Tashi Labsta, Other routes in the region, The Great Himalaya Trail - 4.5 Helambu and Langtang, Helambu to Gosainkund, The Legend of Gosainkund, Langtang Valley, Bhotia People, Other

Robin Boustead is a writer and photographer based in Australia. He's been trekking in the Himalaya since 1992 and pioneered the six-month long Great Himalaya Trail for this book.