Going Up!

Nepal #2 Annapurna Circuit...Return of the Thorung La

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October 6th 2007
The Annapurna Circuit can easily be divided into two halves. The Thorung La makes a nice crease betwen the up and the down of the trail. If you could imagine an equilateral triangle...The Thorung La would be the point at the top. ***Thorung Phedi...White*** Phedi means foot in Nepalese. This little outpost was situated at, 4,400 meters and this is where we continue our journey around the ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more