http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Nepal , Himalayas en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:55:11 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:55:11 +0000 Wow It39s been a month since I arrived. Nothing like being sick in bed to get me moving on my blogs. It39s now been three monthsWhat an amazing month it has been Of course I expected nothing less from one of the friendliest countries in this wonderful world of ours. I haven39t seen all that much yet and I typically don39t like to judge a country until I feel I really know it. How http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-789761.html Island Peak ClimbingIsland Peak 6173m. also known as Imja Tse climbing is challenging and technically difficult climbing. It is the extension of Lhotse Shar which is very popular for trekking trail that can be reached crossing Everest Base Camp. Through Gokyo Valley the trekking trail leads to the peak. The name of the peak is Island because it seems like an island from Dingboche. Being locate http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-788251.html Everest Expedition 8848MMount Everest is the highest Mountain of the World. It has unique beauty mystery and mood. Successful historical Everest Expeditions leaves one with the sense of most proud and adventurous person on Earth. Mt. Everest39s local names give you a sense of how the mountain commands respect from all who see her. Standing incredibly tall silhouetted against the shared sky of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-788250.html Mountain Flight in NepalAirlines operates daily one hour Mountain Flightfrom Kathmandu within camera shutter range of the worlds highest peaks. The hour long trip and offers passengers a closeup view of Everest among other giants. Likewise Buddha Air offers several mountain flights daily.Helicopters and airplanes are available for charter use. STOL short take off and landing airstrips are l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-788248.html Manaslu Circuit Trekking Manaslu TrekManaslu Circuit Trekking has only recently been the restricted and opened to international tourism. Located in the central Gorkha district bordering Tibet the region is extremely rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. Manaslu trekoffers the dedicated trekker a genuine adventure into a remote wilderness untouched by the effects of tourism.The trek c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-788245.html Many couples when 39honeymooning39 might have some basic desires like a double bed or a hot shower or maybe even a cocktail once in a while. Turns out that 19 days hiking through the Himalayas sleeping in our little single beds usually in a private room at least sharing a pit toilet with sometimes much of the village and suffering cold showers or none at all at 10000 feet was so http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-786059.html Dolpo is a high altitude and culturally Tibetan region in the upper part of the Dolpo district of western Nepal. Phoksundo and Mugu Karnali valley lies in the north west and the sixth highest mountain in the world Mt. Dhaulagiri 8172mtr. lies in the south west of this region.Dolpo is a home to some of the highest villages on earth almost 90 of the region lies above 3500mtr. It is one of the l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-785594.html The weather in Sagarmatha national park is colder than in previous years. When we just came to Namche it was warm and sunny but it didn39t last long. A few days already its raining snowing and clouds are climbing up the hills sometimes covering everything with fog.But if you think Im disappointed with it you are wrong I like this kind of weather because it makes easy to bring b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-782296.html The Langtang trekking is aptly called Valley of Glaciers because it is surrounded by gigantic Himalayas that rise towards the sky. Agreeably the short and easy Langtang Valley Trek is one of the most popular trekking trails in the Langtang Region.The Langtang Valley Trek starts in the lower Langtang Valley and takes hikers through several forests villages and farmlands that are owned by http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-774529.html Nepal Trekking for the adventurous nature and the culture lovers trekking is the greatest way to see Nepals ever changing landscape and beauty. Nepal has some of the best trekking in the world to and around several of the world39s highest mountains including Mount Everest.So Many visiors visit the country every year just to trek and the tourism industry is well prepared to facilitate all http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-772188.html Having already completed the Annapurna Everest and Manaslu treks on my three previous visits to Nepal I was looking for more amazing trekking adventures in this fascinating country when I returned for the fourth time in as many years last autumn to do another formidable walk this time in the beautiful and remote Kangchenjunga area.Depending on where you actually start and finish your walking mo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-771669.html httpyoutu.beW7LTp64SkY 98 0ltbutton classaddtobutton default flip ytuixbutton ytuixbuttondefault typebutton datafeatureupload databuttonmenuactionyt.www.lists.addto.toggleMenu datavideoidsW7LTp64SkY databuttonmenuidsharedaddtomenugtAdd to ltbuttongtltbutton classitemcancel ytuixbutton ytuixbuttondefault typebuttongtCancel ltbut http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-770241.html httpwww.youtube.comwatchvpYKtlcr93U8httpwww.youtube.comwatchvKc1YbfZJQGo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-770232.html http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-770213.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtFeb 3rdI arose this morning and the sun was shining. Took breakfast at my own hotel this time. In their very own little back garden. Similar offerings of toast jam and an omelette with a milky coffee. Except the buttery toast I was looking forward to with eat my savoury scrambled eggs had already been smothered with jam. I ate it Im sure I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-770204.html JI flew into Kathmandu from Bangkok and I spent the first day looking for a jacket gloves thermals socks hat scarf boots sleeping bag basically an entire wardrobe more suited to Nepal in January rather than the beaches of South East Asia. After several fruitless hours I came to the conclusion that renting mountain gear in Kathmandu is unheard of so I found the cheapest equipment availab http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-766900.html My Trek To Mt Everest Base Camp Days 12 After missing the Megabus down to London I got myself the first flight down in the morning and spent 12 hours waiting untill I flew out. Flights were pretty much uneventful. After spending an hour getting through passport controll I entered the madness outside the airport as I desperately tried to find someone who had a world expeditions sign. I seen a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-764290.html Momenteel wandelen we de Great Himalayan Trail in Nepal.Het derde en laatste verslag met heel wat foto39s van 5 weken langs op en over de hoogste toppen van de Himalaya vind je op httppatagoniandreams.com for english version of this entry with more pics please visit httppatagoniandreams.com http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-762400.html Whizzing past the lower slopes of Ama Dablam. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-760039.html Looking up the Western Cwm towards Camp 2 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Himalayas/blog-760037.html