Adventure Activities in Nepal

Two very different jumps: a gorge crossing near the Tibetan border, and a bridge over the Kali Gandaki that is among the highest bungee sites anywhere.

Descending a river gorge from the top down — abseiling waterfalls, sliding rock chutes and jumping into pools, in wetsuit and helmet.

A 1.8 km cable from Sarangkot ridge down to the valley floor, dropping around 600 m — one of the steepest and fastest zip lines built anywhere.

Bolted limestone and granite crags within an hour of Kathmandu — a small, developing scene that has almost nothing to do with the Himalaya.

Learning to roll a kayak on a warm river in a country full of whitewater — Nepal runs some of the best beginner kayak clinics anywhere.

Over 880 recorded species in a country the size of England — the result of running from subtropical plains to 8,000 m in under 200 km.

Royal Enfields on Himalayan roads — Mustang, Manang and the mid-hills, on surfaces that range from decent tarmac to riverbed.

Gurung communities harvesting the world's largest honeybee from Himalayan cliff faces, on handmade rope ladders, as they have for generations.

Staying in a family home in a village that runs the scheme itself — the arrangement where the largest share of what you pay stays where you slept.

A trip planned around where you need to be standing and when — with the practical and ethical problems of photographing Nepal addressed properly.

The step up from trekking: a real summit above 6,000 m using crampons, rope and axe, with no previous mountaineering required on the easier peaks.

Full expedition logistics for objectives from 6,000 m peaks to the 8,000 m giants — permits, staff, oxygen and high-altitude support.