The most popular guide to one of today's top adventure travel destinations--Nepal. Completely updated and expanded, this seventh edition of Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide sends trekkers to Nepal equipped with comprehensive information on the country's most rewarding routes, how to get there, what to bring, what to expect, and the people and history behind it all. It covers twenty-one major areas of Nepal, plus some alternatives and side trips, in all types of terrain. Also included in this new edition are several new routes in the Makalu Barun area near Everest. The addition of sidebars throughout provides first-hand information on history, geology, climate, national parks and conservation areas, religion, wildlife, and much more.