Day 5 to 7 The Ascent and Descent
April 2nd 2012 Day 5 Langtang to Kahajin Gumba
Our destination today is Kyanjin Gumba, the highest village on the trek nestled into a basin surrounded by the big peaks and glaciers on three sides. While it is a shorter distance we still need to climb 400 metres today to an elevation of 3900 metres (12,600 ft). The other challenge is the relative lack of oxygen at this height which makes us out of breat
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