http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Nepal , Himalayas en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:53:41 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:53:41 BST Not quite sure what all the fuss is about. Climb 29000 feet sure we did it three times. Well in my dreams. So we had an amazing last 11 days trekking in the Himalayas. Had a few set backs but it was yeah amazing. We flew in to the townvillage of Lukla on a 19 seater Twin Otter propeller planequite an interestingly steep and short runway on the 11th of June. From there we had a small http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-290239.html What a morningPompey FA Cup winners and me off on a flight around the mountains of the Himalayas I don't think it gets much better than this apart from having to get up at 5am.Well I wish I could say that I saw the cup final but I don't think my luck is in at the moment with the beautiful game we had one of the seemingly daily power cuts in Kathmandu that started just before kick off a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-277413.html coming soon............lots more photosso much to say about this expedition but no time to write it just now.....21 days of arduous trekking and mountaineering http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-276326.html Het doelEen trekking door de Himalaya langs Langtang Gosainkund en Helambu op eigen kracht zonder porter of gidsHet tijdsbestekTwintig dagen inclusief rustdagenDe routine Opstaan om 5.45u ontbijten om 6.00u dan wat stretchen inpakken en wegwezen om 6.30u. Vervolgens uren en uren wandelen berg op en berg af tot we onze eindbestemming van de dag bereiken tussen 14.00u en 15.30u. Opnieuw http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-274945.html Hello everyone I just realised that the blog I wrote after meditation never got published I am publishing it now so sorry for the delayAnyway after meditation I went trekking on a trail called Langtang It was sooo beautiful but really tiring. I started out at a little village called Syabru Besi and basically followed the trail up to the Himalayas from there. It took three days for me to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-274354.html So here goes Part 3Some of the other amazing things we have seen see facebook for more pictures included walking through a memorial graveyard of types for those who have died attempting to summit mount Everest. It was an eerie place to be especially to see names that are so famous for their attempts yet didn't return. I think the statistic is that 1 in 4 people die on Mount Everest because e http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-273083.html So here is Part 2...So here is the itinerary of our trek for reference.Day 1 Lukla alt 2800m to Phakding alt. 2650m...note we LOST altitude the first dayDay 2. Phakding to Namche Bazar alt. 3480mDay3 Aclimitization day in Namche...climbed up to Khumjung 3790m and back downDay 4 Namche to Tengboche alt 3870...this is where the Monestary was where we met the monksDay 5 Tengboche to Di http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-273066.html Voici le dernier volet de la trilogie 'Julie Darian en vadrouille dans l'Himalaya'. Bonne lecture http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-267753.html Voici la deuxieme partie du romanphoto concernant l'incroyable ascension du col de Thorung La reliant les deux principales vallees de notre periple.Cette aventure de 18 jours est pour sur la chose la plus physique que j'ai jamais fait de toute ma vie Mes jambes ne veulent plus me porter et mes pieds sont dans un tel etat... mais on est super contents car on a reussi notre pari de passer le col http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-267728.html Voici le romanphoto de la premiere partie de notre grande randonnee de trois semaines dans l'Himalaya autour des grands sommets de l'Annapurna.C'tait magique fantastique... c'tait vraiment une exprience irrlle et surhumaine. Nous avons fait au total 220km de marche sur 18 jours et avons traverse des dizaines de villages nepalais tellement eloignes de la civilisation moderne et a des altit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-267718.html Nepal Kathmandu Everest Base Camp and the HimalayasFebruary 20081208KathmanduItrsquos been a lively couple of days. The VzB sales kickoff took a surreal turn as the CBA deal was announced and we were all brought on stage. Partying in the rain and then flying back to Hong Kong. Best day of my VzB career. Courtney Davies is in my flat and an early flight to Bangkok. Bangkok to Kathmandu wi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-264875.html Today is Holi the festival that marks the arrival of the monsoon season although the season isnrsquot supposed to start for another month or so. But to celebrate water is thrown all over the placemdashusing buckets water balloons called lolas and bottles. The kids started throwing water balloons a couple days ago but today they are filled with water dyed blue and red. And so for whitey f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-258325.html I am sooooo glad I came to Nepal. It is beautiful fun relaxed exactly how I like my destinations. I was very excited for the Everest trip. I can't believe I was debating not going because it would cost 160 Whats wrong with me I'm in Nepal and it's EVEREST Anyways I was at the airport at 630am for my 7am flight. When I got to the airport I found out the plane was ov http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-254584.html Hey everyoneThis weekend was brilliant as I went white water river rafting on the Trisuli River I'm not completely sure what areaas we rafted about 40km in total so just put the Himalayas... On Saturday about 20 of us made our way to the shores of the Trisuli River to begin our adventure. We were all given a paddle and equipment and given a brief about how to raft and so got into the littl http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-252910.html Everest Base Camp Nov 6th 18thOn our 2nd day in Katmandu we met our guideand the rest of our trekking group. We were expecting there to be about 10 people but it was just us and another couple from Melbourne Gary and Rachel. After speaking to them for just 5 minutes we were worried about spending the next 14 days with them. We did try but first impressions in this case were correct On the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-241687.html Hiking the Tamang Cultural Heritage Trail...more to follow plus pics http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-239372.html Gokyo one of the three adventure destinations for this area is another small town built with rocks and corrugated iron roofs held down by stones. What makes it really interesting is that it's planted next to frozen Lake 3 at the foot of Gokyo Ri hill and under a ridge whose back half is sliding into the Ngozumba Glacier. The glacier looks like a lunar surface rocks and dust covering unimagina http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-223332.html Where else in the world is it acceptable to have discussions with people you just met about the color of your pee or details of the type of diarrhea you've been experiencingWhat a seesaw this is. Some days seem torturous my knees throbbing and me questioning why I came here. And Mike being obviously frustrated that I'm not going faster. Other days are so easy a flat trail and pleasant walkin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-223330.html Well compared to the Sikkim trek the lower altitudes and more agreeable temperatures are warming me up to being here. It's quite a difference when you can comfortably sit outdoors. Some of the lodges even have hot water and electricity This is luxury. No drafty huts. More chai stands and villages along the way than you could possibly need. I admit this is not too bad. Some of the treks are l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-223320.html Some of the most amazing views I have witnesseed along the way...A csodlatos panorma mely utamon vgigkisrt...Algunos de los paisajes mas bonitos en la ruta... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-222318.html I just got back from my Everest Trek At the moment I'm just chillin' in Kathamndu enjoying the commodities of my hotel room like hot bath and real toilet bowl and catching up on sleep....24 days ago I took a bus to Jiri and started my trek from there. My goal was to reach Kala Pattar a 5550m peak towering over Everest Base Camp. I could have taken a flight to Lukla making my trek 9 d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-222300.html Kathmandu 09Dec.Und nun gibt es die grosse Zusammenfassung meiner ersten echten Trekkingtour meines Lebens.Eigenlich habe ich ja mal nicht damit gerechnet dass ich es wirklich schaffe. Ich die keinerlei Sport treibt und fern ab jeglicher Kondition durch die Kneipen Berlin streift.Eigentlich war es ja Maz' Idee. Er wollte trekken und ich hab mich angeschlossen. Er hatte ebenfalls keine Kondition http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-221742.html Namaste my friends. I sit and write this entry from the majestic mountains of the Himalayas. My quest was to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp and climb over 18000 feet to the view point peak of Kala Pathar. I guess from my pictures you can already figure out that I made it but how I got there and what my body went through is the best part. As usual it was no walk in the park actually it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-221442.html First of all props to Ali the Travelblog admin for adding the panoramic feature just in time for me to take advantage of it with a sweet panorama of Everest and Lhotse on the top of the page.This might set a record for my shortest entry. It only covers a one hour activity on one day of my journey. But it's a remarkable hour...hence I shall remark.Spending 2 weeks doing the small village thin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-220297.html I know your dad. He owns a 200m rope I did some work on his house in exchange for a pair of trousers I was very embarassed about the latter. If there's anyone who can get a good deal it's my dad. After spotting a New Zealand passport I enquired in the hometown of the stranger. When he replied with Nelson I couldn't help but crack up. What a coincidence The strange man ended up being Tony Ste http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-220294.html