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Here's where you'll find the most up-to-date information about what's happening at Mountain Kingdoms. Check below for details of any upcoming events we are holding, any special offers we are running, any news we've got to share and any holidays that have spaces and are due to run in the next few weeks. You can also sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
Niki's sponsored litter-pick raising funds for Nepal
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A huge well done to Niki for her sponsored litter-picking last week. Not only did she spend the morning picking up litter in Wotton-under-Edge, where the Mountain Kingdoms office is based, she also spent the afternoon picking up litter in her home town of Chepstow.
Niki's story was featured in the Chepstow Beacon, you can read the article online. Niki is raising money for SHIVA charity, with donations going to the Ginette Harisson School near Kathmandu in Nepal.
Support4Sherpas after the Everest avalanche
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Mountain Kingdoms is deeply saddened by the deaths of 16 Sherpa Guides in an avalanche on Mount Everest's Khumbu icefall on April 18th. Although our clients do not travel higher than Everest Base Camp, the Sherpa community is at the heart of our Himalayan business and friends and colleagues in Nepal have lost loved ones. We offer them our condolences and wish to pay tribute to the professionalism and commitment of all the Sherpa guides and porters we work with in Nepal.
Read moreTravel talk 'Georgia to Afghanistan' at our local Arts Festival
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The forty forth Wotton Arts Festival will be held from 25th April to 4th May and there will be three musical concerts, an art exhibition, a celebration of St George, talks, and an evening to mark the centenary of the start of WW1.
On Thursday May 1st John Pilkington will tell the tale of his journey - “Georgia to Afghanistan”.
Competition winners announced
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During January and February we ran two competitions, each with a prize of a £100 Cotswold Outdoor voucher. Congratulations to the two winners!
Read moreBack to Tibet - two spectacular new holidays
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After a period of visa uncertainties the Chinese authorities have simplified access to this ancient centre of Buddhism, allowing Mountain Kingdoms to offer more holidays in Tibet.
Read moreMike's Zanskar Dream Trek
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Last summer trek leader Mike Ford led our Zanskar Dream Trek(renamed in 2018 to Wild Zanskar Trek) in Ladakh, India. He described it as an "absolutely amazing high-altitude trekking experience".
Read moreHugh Thompson treks the mighty Dolomites
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Author and adventurer Hugh Thompson recently strode out on our circuit trek in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. He was blown away by the dramatic scenery, delicious food and warm welcome waiting for him in the South Tyrol. This mountainous area in northern Italy retains its own unique traditions, history and language. Hugh also discovered the role these soaring mountains played in the First World War.
Read moreSponsored Severn Bridge Half Marathon
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Mountain Kingdoms' Responsible Tourism Mananger, Niki Morgan, will be running the Severn Bridge Half Marathon this August to raise much needed funds for one of our chosen charities in Nepal. Niki will also be doing a sponsored litter pick.
If you would like to sponsor Niki's race/litterpick, then please make a donation on her Just Giving page.
Read moreSHIVA says Thank You
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The children of the Ginette Harrison School would like to say thank you to Hill International for their generous donation.
Steve Thompson travelled to Everest Base Camp with Mountain Kingdoms in November 2013. When he told the company that he works for, Hill International, of his plans to trek to Everest Base Camp, not only were they supportive of Steve's adventure, they also felt that they would like to use this opportunity to support a charity in Nepal.
Read moreEnglish lessons for Nepalese Sherpas
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Mountain Kingdoms donates £1,250 in 2014
The Fifth Guide's Refresher Training Course took place in Nepal at the start of this year. From January 26 to 08 February, twenty-five Sherpa guides were given English lessons as well as classes in first aid, altitude scenarios, trek-camp-food-equipment management, map reading, local flora and fauna, national history and geography, Nepali customs and religions and responsible trekking.