We finished in Hilsa on the western border on 25 August 2025. More to come after some good rest and showers and wearing some different clothes after 125 days with the same shirts!
Some initial stats: elevation gain 95600m, distance…
Here we were, on the final stretch of the Great Himalaya Trail. Gamghadi to Hilsa via Simikot. It felt like we were so close, but it still took ten days. If you say, "I'm going on a ten day hiking…
“Argh! It bit me...”
The seemingly friendly street dog following along beside me randomly decided to bite me on the calf as I wouldn't give him potato chips. Then the drama started. Tired after a 30km and 1000m gain day,…
… and lychee lollipops!
Over the last 3 weeks we have covered hugely varied terrain. From the jungle of the Ruby Valley, to the well trodden Manaslu Circuit and finally the “trekker highway” of Annapurna Circuit. It’s provided Kristy and…
You might find yourself wondering - is this a blog about 68 American college basketball teams playing off for the top spot on an outdoor court in monsoon rain? No, this is much madder than NCAA’s March Madness. We scurry…
This is a long one!
The last update came from Namche after we crossed Sherpani Col, West Col and Amphu Labsta. Having the 6000m+ adventures behind us was a relief and Namche was three days of no walking. Well, we…
It’s 2.5 weeks since our last update from Hongon and what an adventure it’s been since then.
As usual you can see our progress here: GHT Map Updates
We have also popped a few videos up here: https://youtube.com/@alpine_fuzzies
We have…
After some epic days and epic experiences we’ve reached Hongon with our amazing guide Som.
You can see our progress here: GHT Map Updates
Also please excuse any formatting or photo mishaps it’s quite the “fun” to put this together…
We’re in Ghunsa after one day of flying from Canada, one day of an early domestic flight and 10 hour drive, one day of a 5 hour jeep with 4WD-ing, and three days of walking.
Check out our route so…
On the Great Divide Trail I (Mike) lost a lot of weight. Our nutrition plan was good, but we ran into some challenges and had to make changes on the fly.
Notably, we learnt how hungry you get after a few…