Working with Robin Boustead, we have compiled information on hikers who have completed the GHT, as well as some notable efforts. To date (Sep 25, 2026), the Nepal section has seen 133 ‘Full Nepal GHT’ crossings and many other expeditions and notable efforts on the GHT in Nepal.
This database is maintained on a volunteer basis, alongside our other work, so please bear with us. Reports and updates are reviewed and addressed by the end of each month.
Like every dataset, there are some caveats: our information is only as good as what is reported to us.
Our definition of a ‘Full Nepal GHT’ is crossing Nepal border to border, using only human power. You can walk, ride, run or swim your way across, and it counts whether it takes three months or twenty years, in one continuous push or broken up by resupply stops, visa renewals or seasons apart. Route choice — higher or lower, east to west or west to east — is also not a factor, given how many things (weather, illness, landslides, politics) can force a change of plan along the way.
Under a separate tab, ‘GHT Expeditions/Notable Efforts,’ we list journeys that fall outside this — where a significant section was skipped, missed, or covered by vehicle, or where we don’t have enough detail to confirm a full crossing.
Please note that we do not track ‘Fastest Known Times’ on the Great Himalaya Trail. There are too many route and style variations. In Robin’s words: “Every crossing is a FKT.”
To view the complete dataset, please click here.