Blogs from Tatopani, Nepal, Asia

Tuesday 7th October - Ghorepani (2875m ) to Poon Hill (3200m ) back via Mid Ghorepani (2800m) to Deurali Pass (3090m) to Tadopani (2630m) In summary - altitude gain of 335m, descent of 400m, ascent 290m, descent 460m - all in one day!!! What a day! Up at 4.30am to make the pre sunrise trek to Poon Hill - 3200m with an amazing sunrise view over the Annapurnas - Annapurna South, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Hinchuli - the top peak being 8000m (Kosciusko is 2200m). Luckily we woke to clear skies; otherwise it wouldn't have been worth the trek. Trudging up the steps in the dark, head torches lighting the way, we marched up more relentless steps, slowly like a line of ants - with the mass of other trekkers making the same early morning journe... read more

Geo: 27.6154, 85.611We leave the relative safety of Bhairawa and set out for Kathmandu Bike shopping. Neither of us was much keen on a seven hour bus ride but theoretically it was going to be for a good cause so we sucked it up. Well that was for the first ten hours anyway then the trip was wearing a bit thin. Kathmandu turned out to be a bit of a generalisation as the Bike was actually located about three hours the other side of Kathmandu in a little visited village on the way to the Tibetan border.We had some sketchy directions and full of confidence headed off. Today being the second day of the Depawali festival (one of the crasier in Nepal) we had the added pressure of many people on the public buses who take ... read more

Ahojte vsetci, Na dnes rano 26.11. sme si objednali jeep ktory by nas mal hodit az do Lethe kde cesta konci a musime znova po svojich.....hm...bohuzial v Nepale funguje vsetko tak 50/50 takze jeep ani po skoro 2 hodinach cakania nikde...ale .... okolo siel traktor a ze ide do vedlajsej dediny ze nas zvezie....bral to nie po ceste ako normalni ludia ale skratkou korytom rieky...no skratka horsiu jazdu som este nikde nezazil....(vlecka totiz nema ziadne perovanie)..nastastie to trvalo iba pol hodinky, dalej by sme to uz asi tymto dopravnym prostriedkom nezvladli..... ...pokracovali sme po koryte rieky co sa ukazalo ako celkom dobra skratka a na obed sme boli v Ghase odkial sme pokracovali do Dani kde sme dosli uz za sera.....Kedze Dana lezi vo vyske 1400 m.n.m. boli tu pomarance, banany a hlavne teplo..... Skoro rano ... read more

My body's hit the wall today. A hard bed has provided little relief from the aching muscles in my legs and shoulders. After a hearty breakfast (try muesli with hot milk folks) we set off. My head was in the clouds but on we must go. Much of the day's route has been along the banks of the Gandaki river and has felt rather like walking through a quarry, our footing uncertain on the gravel as we unnervingly pass the locals hammering away at the rocks above us. We make good speed and stop for lunch: pumpkin soup, chapati and vegetable momo (tasty boiled dumplings). Such a fine feed keeps us fueled for the rest of the day as we complete our 1,000 metre descent to Tatopani where we jump in the hot spring for ... read more