The Himalayas - Pokhara to Poon Hill


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April 18th 2013
Published: May 7th 2013
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Met our friendly trekking group with 2 Canadians and 2 Australians in Pokhara (plus the guides and super-fit porters) and took a minibus up to the starting village. The first two days were spent climbing challenging stairways up into the mountains (around 2000m up in total), crossing wobbly suspension bridges over fast-flowing rivers and staying in basic (outside bathrooms - brrrr!) but characterful teahouses.

Reaching Ghorepani (rewarded by tea and chocolate cake) had a pre-dawn start to join the slow queue of people ascending Poon Hill, the steep ascent and freezing temperatures easily justified by the gorgeous views as the sun rose over the high mountains, gradually illuminating the whole range including 8000+m Dhaulagiri. Next on to Annapurna base camp...


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Fishtail Mountain in background


13th May 2013
Dhaulagiri from Poon Hill

Wow!
OMG this is really beautiful! How amazing that you were there!!!
13th May 2013
Dawn at Poon Hill

Oh so cool!
Love the light and mist and flowers; what a moment!

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