Aussie completes epic 1700km Great Himalaya Trail

Australian Greg Babbage and Briton Toni Wilson completed an epic trek last month, the 1700-kilometre Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail, which stretches more than 4500 kilometres over five countries.

The two amateur trekkers set out in February on the first commercial non-stop traverse of Nepal from Kangchenjunga in the east to Humla in the west, 157 days and 30 high-altitude mountain passes later.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/aussie-completes-epic-1700km-great-himalaya-trail-20110819-1j210.html#ixzz1VW9pYJ8D

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