If you were asked to name one thing about Nepal, chances are you’d pick Everest. The mountainous south Asian country is overshadowed by its highest peak, meaning many tourists think mountains are all Nepal has to offer. But they couldn’t be more wrong.
Nepal opened to foreign tourists in the 1950s, and geologist Toni Hagen was the first European to trek across Nepal, mapping the landscape for the United Nations.
“From the beginning, when we opened Nepal to foreigners, most of the…