Articles — Nepal

Before you go

Emergency

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Mountain rescue

Himalayan Rescue Association +977-1-4540292 / +977-1-4540293

Rescue is billed

⚠ Rescue cover is legally required to enter or climb here.

Nepal has no free state mountain-rescue service. Helicopter evacuation is run by private operators and you pay before the flight — cash or a confirmed insurance guarantee up front — so travel insurance that explicitly covers heli rescue is essential.

Buy trekking travel insurance that explicitly names helicopter rescue AND high-altitude medical treatment up to your trek's maximum altitude (state 6,000 m+ if you go high), with a medevac/repatriation limit of at least USD 100,000. Specialist alpine cover works well: Global Rescue membership, Austrian Alpine Club (ÖAV) insurance, or World Nomads Explorer.

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