CULTURAL ADVENTURES IN NEPAL
Some of the best trekking in the world is in Nepal. Bill Beineke takes us to timeless villages on the way to Everest and Annapurna base camps, through national parks, and encounters the people and culture of this distant land.
Beineke’s extensive climbing experience has taken him across the globe, but Nepal was never on his itinerary; “I have come to appreciate the tremendous diversity of such a small country.” Traveling with and visiting the home of his Nepalese friend and guide, Beineke gains an intimate look into local ethnicities, languages and cultural stories of the region. From a visit to the Tengboche monastery, considered the Gateway to Mount Everest, which can only be approached by trekking, to Chitwan National Park, a World Heritage Site, Beineke describes the country’s diversity and splendor.