With no lockdown, valley denizens find a new favourite activity--hiking

This rise in the popularity of hiking has served as a shot in the arm for small restaurants and shops located on the hiking trails.

For the last five years, Tashi Gurung has made it a point to hike from Jagdol to Tarebhir, a sleepy Tamang village that abuts the Shivapuri National Park, at least once a month.