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Gangapurna and glacier

Trust me the pictures don't do it justice!
Day 7 Rest/Acclimatisation Day Manang. The Soaring Eagle, The Lama in the cave and the vertigo ridden Croydonian

May 19th 2010
Today wasn't a rest day at all. When climbing to high altitude the popular mantra is 'climb high, sleep low'. So, the concept today was a short daytripto a higher altitude, say 3-500m and then return to Manang for the night. Darren had a heavy cold this morning so skipped the morning excursion to Gangapurna Lake. Gangapurna soars over Manang along with it's glacial lake. I climbed the steep t ... read more
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