Blogs from Annapurna Base Camp, Annapurna, Nepal, Asia

Despues de 16 dias de trekking alrededor del Annapurna nos hemos tomado un merecido descanso. Una semana de relax en Pokhara...... nada de andar, nada de cuestas arriba, nada de pasar frio, nada de comer arroz, fideos...., solo dedicarnos a la buena vida, levantarte a la hora que te da la gana, comer cosas ricas (pescadito a la plancha, chuletones a la brasa) en una palabra, vaguear todo el dia y recuperar fuerzas. Una vez descansados y habiendo recuperado algun kilo de los que habiamos perdido, nos preguntamos......... otro trekking ?? Pues venga, ahora podemos ir al Santuario del Annapurna (ABC: Campamento Base Annapurna I uno de los ochomiles mas dificiles de escalar). En honor a la verdad, os diremos que nos costo colgarnos la mochila de nuevo, daba un poco de pereza pero que rapido ... read more

The trek to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) is one of the most popular treks in Nepal. It came highly recommended by other travellers that we’ve met and seemed like a great choice for our first trek in Nepal. We decided to organize the trek by booking a group tour, although it’s possible to do the trek independently and many people do. We had porters for our main gear but we carried day packs, cameras, water, etc. For the first several days of the trek the weather was generally overcast and there wasn't much for mountain views. It would normally rain for an hour or so in the afternoon which was just enough to ensure that we were thoroughly soaked by the time we got to our destination for the day. Thank goodness we kept a dry ... read more

Annapurna Base Camp trek 16-26 November 2010 It’s now time to immerse again into the beautiful land of Nepal and take the final effort to put down the long story about the ten day trek in the Himalayas to the Annapurna Base Camp arranged by Royal Mountain Travel, though the initially planned trip was to the Everest Base Camp. Much time has passed since the Nepal journey, but the thoughts and emotions are still lively. There might be no names of the villages, or persons, or rivers and other objects, but never mind, a map can guide you through the trek, and I will give the names which I remember. All the other Nepal experiences have been already described. Our team consisted of a guide, porter, an Australian, and myself. November 15 and 16 This day ... read more

We both woke up with sore limbs after yesterdays epic downhill trek. So much so that the morning was spent at leisure, breakfast, morning tea and a particularly fine chocolate brownie was enjoyed before we set off for Ghandruk. Ghandruk was a 6 hour hike with an unpleasant 400m climb over a never ending hill. Even the short treks offer a sting in the tail here. Ghandruk is quite a large and pleasant village which is home to quite a large contingent of retired gurkhas. We stayed at the Buddha Hotel as recommended by Hari. They did not speak a single word of English. It's the first time that has happened on the whole trek and it certainly made things interesting. Today is the first day in over 2 weeks we haven't actually seen a mountain, ... read more