The 8,000ers
Their stories.
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A large museum devoted to the Himalaya and the world's mountains, set up by the Nepal Mountaineering Association and opened in 2004 in a broad building with a sloping, mountain-shaped roof, surrounded by gardens and, on clear days, views of the Annapurna peaks. Its halls tell the stories of the fourteen peaks above eight thousand metres, eight of them in Nepal, the history of Everest climbs and the gear of the early climbers, alongside the culture of mountain peoples such as the Sherpa, Thakali and Gurung, with their dress, tools and homes. Other sections cover Himalayan geology and its birth in a collision of continents, mountain wildlife and plants such as the snow leopard and red panda, and environmental issues like melting glaciers. A climbing wall stands in the garden. Foreigners pay NPR 500, and the museum opens from 8 am to 6 pm, per visitor guides. The clearest months are October to December and March to April; in the June-September monsoon the mountains hide behind cloud.
Their stories.
Sherpa and more.
In the garden.
Ratnapuri, south-east Pokhara
Yes, especially before a trek or on a rainy day, as it explains the Himalaya, its climbing history and its peoples.