Himalayas

Whenever Westerners visit another country, we ask ourselves — or at least, we should ask ourselves — if our visit...

02.13.2012 Read More

We at Embark believe that the best reason to travel is to experience other cultures. We think it promotes understanding...

02.08.2012 Read More

In 2011 Embark led a climb of Island Peak, or Imja Tse, in Nepal. Here, trip leader Jim Ronning narrates...

01.31.2012 Read More

Everest Base Camp, and the amazing high country around it, are high on the bucket list of hikers everywhere. Embark...

01.31.2012 Read More

We read with much sadness an article from The Guardian about so-called “Human Safaris.” This is when local indigenous people...

01.27.2012 Read More

We found this fantastic video of a local parade in Ladakh, and we wanted to share. It’s such a magical...

01.20.2012 Read More