Blogs from Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna, Nepal, Asia - page 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK!!! He was living the dream, waking up at 5:30am in the Nepalese mountains in the dense forest. Where a little girl greeted him holding a puppy with snowy mountain peeks in the background. We all set out eagerly awaiting the views and sights to come. We were greeted 50 metres down the road by a torrent of water cascading down 4 or 5 hundred of metre high cliffs down into the rushing river. The rest of the trail was awesome. The trail generally follows the Marsyangdi river around the Annapurna Himal range. Yes, it is as good as it sounds. If the height of the “smaller” mountains wasn’t awe-inspiring enough the sheer amount of them blew your head off. We crossed suspensions bridges covered in multicoloured flags, we passed through brightly painted villages ... read more

Dopo l’epica e gloriosa giornata di ieri mi sveglio con i muscoli delle gambe completamente induriti e il ginocchio sinistro un po’ gonfio e dolorante. Ma negli occhi ho ancora tutte le meraviglio di ieri. Ci svegliamo per colazione verso le 7; la colazione , finalmente, me la posso fare come piace a me, perché oggi non sarà una dura giornata di cammino. Niente uova sode o altre cagate all’aglio, solo toast, burro e marmellata (pare che la Bhutanese Druk sia l’unica marmellata del Nepal). Usciamo, per strada poche persone, ma qualche ora più tardi saranno molte di più per il gran finale del trofeo ippico. La strada è in discesa. Usciamo da Muktinak e dopo aver attraversato qualche campo, pascolo, villaggio dove i contadini stanno raccogliendo l’orzo, il percorso inizia a costeggiare dall’alto le gole ... read more

Circuitul Annapurna se afla printre primele zece circuite de trekking din lume. Traseul cunoscut sub acest nume se afla in zona muntoasa din centrul Nepalului, Asia. Traseul urca pana la 5400 m in Pasul Thorung La si atinge marginea Podisului Tibetan. In luna noiembrie a anului 2014 am parcurs circuitul Annapurna impreuna cu alti patru romani impatitimiti ai muntelui (doua femei si trei barbati). Reunirea echipei s-a facut in Kathmandu, capitala Nepalului. Pregatirea fizica a fost individuala. Parcurgerea traseului a durat 20 de zile (20 noiembrie – 09 decembrie). In a patra zi ni s-a alaturat un turist italian pentru o perioada de 7 zile. Peisajul montan de pe traseu include Masivul Annapurna (Annapurna I-IV), Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre, Manaslu, Gangapurna si Vf. Tilicho. ... read more

"I left Manasulu Guesthouse for the second time yesterday morning...It was extremely difficult and heart wrenching for me. She was right, I am very lucky. My inside feels like it is in a knot. I wonder if I will ever see them again..? I wonder if I will be able to send the kids the books I promised? Only time will tell what the future brings. I can honestly say that I miss them and the mountain. I miss the quite nights and the cold morning. The sound of the river. They were like a family to me...I was such a fool for thinking what I thought...I have so much and they have so little. I want to do something to help give her the life she never had, but right now we are at stage ... read more

Everything looks so small from up here. Lunch stop. Time to refuel. On day three I trekked from Tal to Danaque. It was about 10km and took me about five hours to complete. img=https://wednesdaybluez.files.wordpres... read more