TREKKROS

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Leave the trail as you found it.

Work out your trek's footprint, offset it, and support the people who keep the trails open.

Rhododendron forest, Annapurna

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Carbon Footprint Breakdown

Per person · EBC Trek (14 days)

2,128

kg CO₂e total

Breakdown by category

International Flights
1850 kg CO₂e
Domestic Flights (KTM-Lukla)
180 kg CO₂e
Ground Transport
45 kg CO₂e
Tea House Accommodation
42 kg CO₂e
Meals (14 days)
56 kg CO₂e
Gear Manufacturing
120 kg CO₂e

Summary

International flights1,850 kg
Trek (EBC Trek)278 kg
Total2,128 kg
Offset cost range$26–$53

Trek Footprint vs. Avg

Your trek footprint278 kg CO₂e
Average trekker280 kg CO₂e
Low-impact target150 kg CO₂e

Carbon Offset Marketplace

Reforestation, Tarai Arc Landscape

WWF Nepal

VCS + CCB

Native tree planting in the Terai lowland forest arc, Nepal's critical wildlife corridor.

$18/tonne CO₂e

5.0k tonnes available

Clean Cooking Stoves, Rural Nepal

Practical Action Nepal

Gold Standard

Distribute efficient cookstoves to replace open fires, reducing deforestation and indoor pollution.

$12/tonne CO₂e

2.0k tonnes available

Himalayan Glacier Research Fund

ICIMOD

Voluntary

Fund glacier monitoring and adaptation research for Himalayan communities facing climate impacts.

$25/tonne CO₂e

0.8k tonnes available

Solar Power, Mountain Schools

Rural Nepal Energy

Gold Standard

Install solar panels in off-grid schools and health posts in mountain districts.

$15/tonne CO₂e

1.2k tonnes available

Trail Health Monitoring

EBC Route

Plastic waste index

6.2/10

Worsening

Increasing tourist pressure

EBC Route

Trail erosion level

Moderate

Stable

Controlled via trail widening project

Annapurna Circuit

Plastic waste index

4.1/10

Improving

Improved since ban enforcement

Annapurna Circuit

Water source quality

Good

Stable

Regular testing program active

Langtang Valley

Wildlife disturbance index

2.8/10

Improving

Low season benefits animal recovery

All Routes

Human waste management

Needs work

Stable

Compost toilet rollout ongoing