Blogs from Annapurna, Nepal, Asia - page 36

If you mention Nepal, most people immediately think of Mount Everest. The world’s highest mountain, and a mountain which has claimed many lives. Hundreds of people head to Nepal each year to climb it’s dangerous summit. But Everest is not going to be in Nepal forever. Scientists take precise GPS readings each year, and the mountain is moving North, slowly but surely, at a rate of 6cm per year. It already straddles the borders of Tibet and Nepal, but by the end of the next Millenium it may have left Nepal entirely. How ridiculous. A mountain on the move. Why is it moving? In search of better lifestyle? To see more of the world? Let’s hope Mount Snowdon doesn’t get ideas and starts moving towards London. It’s hard enough to park a car in London, never ... read more

Novel Travelling Follow the journey of books around the world and leave your own location and thoughts. For more information and to see the index of other books on this blog go to: Bob Mehew: December 14, 2007 Where obtained: Beijing, China Where read: Nepal, mainly on the Annapurna Base Camp trek Thoughts: An interesting and harrowing look at a year as an American intern in a Jewish hospital. The characters crack through overwork, their conditions, their bosses and their constant confrontation with death. The bleakness somehow complimented many late cold cold nights nights on the trek since I could not sleep as the altitude of the trek increased. Freezing hands turned the pages as the early hours encroached - this book kept me entertained until I could finally sleep through exhaustion. It contrasted the fantastic ... read more

Hiking to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) and up to Poon Hill (further story and photos to follow...) I first hiked to ABC in 1989 so was curious and somewhat fearful to see what changes had happened over the years. This year I met an older Swiss couple (in their late 70s) in Lhasa and he had been back in that area over 15 times...he told me to go back because it was even "better now...you can see the mountain sunset and sunrise in the warmth and comfort of a hut...no more shivering and cold agony", he said.... read more

Pratele, kamaradi, pribuzni a znami, 24.11.2007: dnesni den jsme pojali jako odpocinkovy.Mirka zasahl bacil a tak jsme se na lehko bez batohu vypravili s Palem a s klukama napalskyma do Upper Mustangu. Je to oblast u Nepalsko-Tibeskych hranic, ktera je pro turisty velmi zajimava tim, ze raz krajiny je stejny jako v Tibetu.Teprve pred dvemi lety otevreli kousek pro turisty, kteri se chcou vyhnout placeni specialniho povoleni.Stalo by nas to jinak asi 700 USD.Cestu na vyhlidkovy vrchol jsme minuli, tak z mirna prochazky byla 6hodinova chuza v silnem vetru a po kamanech.Vecer jsme si opet dali STEAK z JAKA, moc mnam a huaa do postele. 25.11.2007:Cesta do Tukuche byla jedna z nejhorsich, litovali jsme ze jsme nejeli taxikem.V techto koncinach uz nejakou dopravu meli.Rano jsme se vypravili do budhistickeho klastera.Proste, ale tajemne.Dale jsme pokracovali po prasne ... read more

Hola hola, Nastava posledni faze naseho vystupu do sedla. 21.11. v Letdaru se rano probouzime a zjistujeme, ze voda ve flasce, ktera stala na parapetu okna je zamrzla. Stejne tak voda v koupelne po ranu nikde netece, je potreba pockat na vychod slunicka, nebo vyzebrat trochu vody v kuchyni. Dnes mame pred sebou odpocinkovou trasu - pouhych 5 kilometru z Letdaru do Thorung Phedi, coz je posledni misto pred vystupem do Thorung-La. Jsou to asi dve hodinky chuze, proto nespechame a na rozdil od ostatnich vyrazime az pred desatou. Kolem poledne jsme v Phedi (4520 m.n.m.), ubytovavame se a prakticky cele odpoledne travime v restauraci popijenim caju a rozhovorem se sveraznym ceskym parem z Brna a Plzne cestujicim nalehko, jen tak v sandalkach, zato vsak s nepromokavymi ponozkami za 50 Liber! Odpoledne se jeste vzmuzeme a ... read more