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What Happens to Your Feet After 6 Hours of Continuous Trekking
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What Happens to Your Feet After 6 Hours of Continuous Trekking

What Happens to Your Feet After 6 Hours of Continuous Trekking Six hours. That’s usually the moment when your feet stop feeling like feet and start feeling like… something else entirely. Not exactl...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Feb 16, 2026
What Mountain Guides Actually Wear Under Their Jackets (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)
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What Mountain Guides Actually Wear Under Their Jackets (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

What Mountain Guides Actually Wear Under Their Jackets (And Why It Matters More Than You Think) If you’ve ever watched a mountain guide move effortlessly across rocky ridges or snowy trails, you’ve...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Feb 14, 2026
Still Packing Like a Tourist for a Trek? Here’s What You’re Missing
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Still Packing Like a Tourist for a Trek? Here’s What You’re Missing

Still Packing Like a Tourist for a Trek? Here’s What You’re Missing On a trek, there comes a very particular moment when you see that some people packed like trekkers, while others packed like tou...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 24, 2026
Travel Before Time Slips Away: Stunning Winter Treks for First-Timers
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Travel Before Time Slips Away: Stunning Winter Treks for First-Timers

Travel Before Time Slips Away: Stunning Winter Treks for First-Timers There’s a strange way time speeds up when you’re busy building a life. One day you’re saying, “Maybe next winter,” and bef...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 16, 2026
Laptop, Meetings & Deadlines Are Draining You — Time to Recharge in the Mountains
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Laptop, Meetings & Deadlines Are Draining You — Time to Recharge in the Mountains

Feeling drained by work deadlines Discover how mountain trips help reset your mind body and energy with the right travel gear layering and comfort essentials.  

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 13, 2026
Haven’t Taken a Break All Year? These Winter Treks Will Fix Your Soul
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Haven’t Taken a Break All Year? These Winter Treks Will Fix Your Soul

Feeling exhausted after a long year Discover the best winter treks that offer mental reset quiet trails and the peace your body truly needs.

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 8, 2026
The Jacket Myth: Thicker Doesn’t Always Mean Warmer
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The Jacket Myth: Thicker Doesn’t Always Mean Warmer

The Jacket Myth: Thicker Doesn’t Always Mean Warmer There is a moment on almost every cold trek when reality quietly corrects you. It usually happens mid-climb. You started the morning feeling smug...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 7, 2026
The One Gear Failure That Forces Trekkers to Turn Back Mid-Trail
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The One Gear Failure That Forces Trekkers to Turn Back Mid-Trail

The One Gear Failure That Forces Trekkers to Turn Back Mid-Trail Every trek has a moment that tests you. Not the Instagram kind. Not the summit photo moment.The real one—where the wind cuts harder,...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 5, 2026
Why Exposed Hands Lose Heat Faster Than Your Core
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Why Exposed Hands Lose Heat Faster Than Your Core

Why Exposed Hands Lose Heat Faster Than Your Core There’s a strange moment on cold treks that almost everyone experiences. Your body feels fine.Your legs are warm from movement.Your breathing is st...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Jan 3, 2026
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Frozen Lakes & Frosty Trails: Gear Checklist for the Prashar Lake Winter Trek

Frozen Lakes & Frosty Trails: Gear Checklist for the Prashar Lake Winter Trek The winter trek to Prashar Lake is ideally positioned to be both accessible and adventurous. It’s not extremely lon...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Nov 30, 2025
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The Smart Trekker’s Guide: Must-Have Winter Accessories for Snowy Trails

The Smart Trekker’s Guide: Must-Have Winter Accessories for Snowy Trails This story is shared by Aria Sen, a mountain guide who’s been trekking with Gokyo for years and learned most of her lessons ...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Nov 29, 2025
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Darjeeling to Sandakphu: A Winter Trek Route Worth Every Step

Darjeeling to Sandakphu: A Winter Trek Route Worth Every Step The Eastern Himalayas are beautiful in winter. The air is fresh, the sky is bright blue, and the tall mountains, especially Kanchenjung...

Gokyo Date Gokyo Date Icon Nov 21, 2025