Day 2 Bahundanda - Chamje (1433m) 12km Wind & Rain In Chamje

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Today, whilst a shorter hike than yesterday was actually quite difficult. Very undulating and again very hot on the trail. We left Bahundanda just before 8am and descended steeply, weeving our way past rice and millet terraces. We stopped at Ghermu Phant for a drink and then crossed the river again to Syange via footbridge number 5. The trail then takes a steep slope up valley. We passed numerous packs of mules coming in the opposite direction and saw one poorly looking animal with an open wound where his pack had been tied perhaps a little too tightly. Before arriving in Jagat for lunch Hari had us rockclimbing a fairly steep and rocky shortcut which he claims saved us 40 minutes. Haris is 48 but he flew up that wall of rock not only with my 60L pack but also his own fairly large day pack. We were in Jagat for lunch at 1pm and the heavens opened whilst we ate. We completed the final section to Chamje in windy and very dark skies arriving just before 4pm. It was geting a bit blowy up there too so I took the route closest to the rockface. A stumble and a trip in the wrong place here would not have had a happy ending.

So, here we are in Chamje where we have had a huge downpour. Hopefully it will be dry for tommorow when we move onwards to Bagarchap, 15 km away and more importantly 634m higher.

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Photos

Enroute to Chamje
Closing in on the mountains

Teahouse in Chamje
More jolly happy kids