If you’re attempting to set eyes upon the mighty Himalayas, refrain from traveling to Nepal during Monsoon season.

If however you prefer a dark wall of cloud obstructing your once-in-a-lifetime view, then by all means visit between the months of June and August.

I, sadly, was not able to gaze out at planet Earth’s most awe-inspiring landscape and a mountain that has captured the imagination of humanity for as long as we’ve been in its shadow, despite me having travelled 8,000 miles for it and was now a mere 80 miles standing directly in front of it.

Luckily for me and my appalling timing, Everest is really only a fraction of what makes Nepal, Nepal.

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