http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Nepal , Pheriche en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:27 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:27 +0000 Thursday 11th AprilUp until now we had been walking in bright sunshine every day with very dry conditions underfoot producing a very fine dust. We had occasionally passed drifts of snow which had obviously been there for some time but we had not had to walk on snow at all. On Wednesday evening however it snowed whilst we were staying at the lodge in Lobuche. On the Thursday we awoke to find that http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-781745.html Wow I thought it was cold in Pheriche last night in Lobuche was something else I happily have few if any symptoms of altitude sickness perhaps due to the Diamox however with the advantages come the disadvantages and at 5am i39m making a early trip to the bathroom. As I do I notice the tap the water in the toilet and in the water barrel were frozen solidAfter the usual fight with to get my http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-777362.html Pheriche 4240m Dughla 4620m Lobuche 4930mTime takenTotal 3 hours 40minsToday39s trek was through stunning wide valleys with half frozen streams and boulders with the occasional passing yak trains. The only noises for most of the day was the wind the tinkling sound of the yak bells and the calls of the yak herders. As we started out at 7.30am the sun had not yet reached the bottom of the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-777340.html ltpre stylemargin 0px padding 5px border 1px solid cccccc verticalalign baseline color 555555 backgroundcolor f5f5f5gtAt breakfast there is a rumour it was 12 at Pheriche last night i39m not sure of the accuracy of this but I do know that the condensation on my window which froze solid last night see picture took longer than two hours to melt as they were still the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-776804.html Debuche 3770m Pangboche 3860m Shomare 4010m Pheriche 4240mTime taken 3 hours 20 minsDebuche Pangboche 45 minsPangboche Shomare 1 hourShomare Pheriche 1 hour 35 minsI wake early about 5.30am after a poor night39s sleep at the Rivendell Lodge. I39m amusedhorrified to see not only my breath in front of me but also visible 39smoke39 as I open my sleeping bag to in the morning http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-776438.html The plane ride into Lukla from Kathmandu was anything but your typical flight. We got onto the smallest plane I have ever been on that held maybe 12 people. Alex and I were the first ones on the flight and were lucky to get the left side of the plane. The left side means you are able to have a birds eye view of the Himalayas for the entire flight It was pretty unbelievable. The mountains were http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-697076.html Are you looking for worlds best scenic destination then visit Nepal one of the exotic tour and travel destination sandwiched between Tibet and India magnets tourists from across the world all the year round. Worldrenowned for highest peaks and mountains the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal is a land of scenic mountains timeworn temples and some of the best trekking trails on the earth. If you are http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Pheriche/blog-649868.html