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Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 13th 2012

Salimos otra vez a las 8am, ya hace bastante frío por la mañana y tienes que salir forrado de pies a cabeza. El paisaje ha cambiado drásticamente desde ayer, ahora caminamos entre bosques de pinos y ya puedes ver los picos nevados de las grandes montañas de los Annapurnas; hoy poco después de salir vimos nieve en el camino y creo que seguirá siendo parte de él durante los próximos días. Luego de unas 4 horas caminando en una cuesta empinada (a veces no tan empinada) llegamos a Dhukur Pokhari para almorzar, este trayecto se me hizo un poco duro pero más que todo por el cansancio de los pasados 3 largos días de caminata, durante todo el camino iba de última y cancelando mentalmente todos mis planes de trekking en los próximos 5 meses de ... read more
glaciar en la via
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el camino

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 12th 2012

Out of bed at 6am, we have Surya's donuts and dhal bhat minus the rice and tea. After breakfast Surya shows us her visitor book and photo albums of previous homestay guests and volunteers. We jettison more things out of our packs in the pursuit of lightening Santo's load, if any one stays with Surya I hope you enjoy my Lonely Planet Nepal phrasebook. We are then formally given the tikka blessing (rice paste with fermented milk) on our foreheads, a rhododendron and a Khata scarf for good luck ("tashi delek") and a safe crossing over the pass. Santos is a reluctant recipient, I think he is a very shy boy. Our trek today takes us to the village of Ghalegaun (2070m), the village has about 115 houses (I think) and is predominately Gurung. The village ... read more
Farewell from Puma Village
The way to Ghalegaun
The way to Ghalegaun

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 12th 2012

Salí como a las 8 am con Kristian, Tash y Martin; los otros salieron como media hora antes que nosotros. Luego de unas 4 horas caminando nos paramos en Danaqyu para almorzar, esta vez no queríamos perder 1 hora esperando por la comida, así que solo ordenamos pan de maíz y teníamos queso que habíamos comprado en Tal… igual esperamos como media hora, aquí definitivamente no existe la comida rápida, todo lo empiezan a hacer desde cero así que se tardan por lo menos media hora en hacer cualquier cosa. Después de 1 hora y 15 minutos de descanso/almuerzo seguimos el camino hacia Tanchowk donde pensábamos pasar la noche, nadie quería otro largo día como el de ayer, pero Kristian quería llegar a Chame en donde nos encontraríamos con el resto del grupo; llegar a Chame ... read more
saliendo de Tal
pan de maiz
antes de llegar a Tal

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 11th 2012

We are up early and have our trek bags ready to go. We are being picked up by Dhana Raj, our porter who we are yet to meet and a driver. I have read of a Nepali superstition that it is bad luck to start a journey on a Tuesday or return on a Saturday- it would appear that our trek is to be a good luck day departure - Sunday! Excellent news- let's move on full of optimism! Destination is Besisahar (Altitude 760m), about 5 1/2 - 6 hour drive from Tings. We bid a fond farewell to the crew at Tings and we are off. We meet Santos (23 years old) who is to be our porter, we instantly jettison a couple more items from our packs. We have a private vehicle for the ... read more
Mugling
Besisahar
Besisahar

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 11th 2012

A las 7 desayunamos todos juntos (con el grupo que conoci anoche) y salimos como a las 8. De Bahundanda a Synge fue un descenso de 210mts a traves de terrazas de campos de arroz. Luego de hora y media llegamos a Jagot, y nos toco esta vez subir los 200 mts que habiamos perdido; la subida estuvo un poco empinada, pero como aun estaba llena de energia no me queje ni un poquito. Nos paramos en Jagat a almorzar, un pueblito con casas super lindas y coloridas; el grupo se separo en 2 restaurantes para esparcir los ingresos (aun es temporada baja y hay pocos senderistas, y estos pueblos del camino viven casi totalmente del turismo). Kristian (Noruega) y yo nos fuimos con Natasha (Australia) y Martin (Nueva Zelanda), y los demas: Lucy y Chris ... read more
inicio del dia entre campos de arroz
compartiendo el camino con los burros
almuerzo: pan tibetano con queso y huevos

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 10th 2012

La aventura comienza en Besisahar, un pueblito a 5 horas en autobus de Kathmandu. Salimos un rato despues de las 8:30 y en menos de hora y media hora estabamos en Khudi y luego, unos 30 minutos mas hasta Bhulbhule; hasta aqui el camino es una carretera de tierra por donde pasan jeeps y uno que otro microbus, pero a pesar de eso el camino se me hizo agradable, era relativamente plano y vas caminando al lado del rio Marsyandi, un rio azul aguamarina palido de origen glaciar; por ahora los grandes picos nevados se asoman timidamente de vez en cuando. En Bhulbhule nos toco por primera vez cruzar el rio en uno de los tantos puentes colgantes que se nos atravesaran en el camino, incluso hoy cruzamos 3, pero la verdad es que estan muy ... read more
uno de los primeros puentes colgantes
tras pasar Ngadi, un par de horas antes de llegar a nuestro destino final del dia

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit December 26th 2011

Hope everyone have had a wonderful christmas so far! I've been really lazy writing lately, and I'm sorry about that. Tomorrow I'm off again, back to Uganda this time. I will bring a group of 12 people to explore the Rwenzori Mountains! For Norwegian readers you can follow the trip here . And while I'm in Uganda you can at least enjoy some pictures from Nepal and the Annapurna Circuit. It's a few so take your time : ) I did this trip in november. I hope to write a summary as well when I'm back from Uganda. Have a nice time and a happy new year! Magnus... read more
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Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit December 4th 2011

AFTER BURMA TRAVIS AND I TOOK A SHORT BREAK in Bangkok and then flew to Kathmandu, Nepal. I liked Nepal right away. One of the first things I noticed was that everyone greets you by saying “namaste” and folding their hands together in a prayer-like gesture. The first time I ever heard the word "namaste" was in a travel memoir I read several years ago. The author translated the meaning as, “the seed of the divine in me recognizes the seed of the divine in you.”I fell in love with it immediately – what an amazing way to greet someone! I am thrilled that I get to use it now as part of everyday conversation. We spent our first few days in the extremely hectic and chaotic backpacker district of Thamel and then embarked on an ... read more
Suspension Bridge
Bishnu And I
Heavy Load

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit March 31st 2011

MANASLU CIRCUIT & ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT in 25 days Walking in Nepal is truly amazing ! Squeezed between India on one side and China on the other this small and colourful country offers some of the best, most beautiful and breathtaking scenery there is making it one of the most unique trekking destinations in the world. In addition to its grand and eye-catching nature the country also hosts rich and interesting cultural traditions which really adds to the adventure of visiting this lovely place. I went back to Nepal for my third consecutive year in October/November 2010. After already completing the Annapurna Circuit + Basecamp in 2008 and Everest Basecamp including Gokyo, Cho La Pass & Kongma La Pass in 2009, I decided I wanted to try something a little bit more different and remote than on ... read more
Gorkha
Arughat
Arriving in Sothi Khola 710 m.

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit January 26th 2011

This entry has a map of the trek!!! click (-) on the map to see the full scope of the trek First English and Dutch is below!! Ok, It has been a while, but I made it. My first big trip is done. The Apparurna Circuit was a 12 day long trek through one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world, with one on the highest passes there is. The first day I started in Besi Sahar, about a 7 hours bus drive from Kathmandu, where I arrived the night before. Early in the morning i took my 18 KG heavy back pack an started walking the first part to Bhulbule ate 840M high. At first everything went fine and I could find my way easy. Dirt road and small paths guided me to ... read more
girl and little brother
view on the annapurna range
walking between giants




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