Geo: 28.5295, 83.8786Another ice-cold night mastered. With double blankets! ;) Slept well and my knees recovered too. At least to the point that I could use 'em for today's 4 hours of ups and mostly downs. As we slowly make our way out of the Himalayas we loose altitude bit by bit. Which is good because the days and nights are getting warmer again. Early afternoon we arrived in Jhinu and got rewarded for our tough Trek with a visit to the cozy hot springs down by the Modi Khola River. Wieder eine eiskalte Nacht gemeistert. Mit zwei Bettdecken! ;) Gut geschlafen und meine Knie erholten sich auch. Zumindest soweit, dass ich sie heute fuer 4 Stunden Auf- aber meistens Abstiege benutzen konnte. Auf unserem langsamen Weg aus dem Himalaja verlieren wir nun Stueck fuer Stueck ... read more

Geo: 28.5958, 83.8209Fairly easy hike today. Since we covered a long distance yesterday we only needed about 4 hours to make it to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). Stopped by Machhapuchchhre Base Camp (MBC) for a lemon tea and to catch our breath. One can tell the air is getting thinner. Even today we still had to cover more than 2700ft elevation gain. Francis and I didn't feel any altitude sickness. But others were not so lucky. And then we finally reached the Base Camp (12,390ft) WE MADE IT! :D Happy!!! (Annapurna Peak 24,273ft) A little later we witnessed a spectacular sunset when all the snow peaks around us turned golden-orange in the vanishing sunlight. But soon after the temperature dropped to about 20*F and everybody huddled together in the tea house for dinner where a gas ... read more

Geo: 28.2636, 83.9724Woke up to a spectacular panorama outside the guesthouse under blue skies. Today's part of the trek was a series of steep ups and downs. But at least the trail was well maintained. So it was quite easy to hike. And the views were amazing throughout the day. Checked into the Sherpa Guesthouse in Sinuwa, unfortunately without any heating. But hot Masala tea :)Wachte auf zu einem spektakulaeren Panorama unter strahlend blauem Himmel vor unserem Gasthaus. Die heutige Etappe unseres Treks war eine Reihe von steilen Auf- und Abstiegen. Aber zumindest war der Wanderweg in gutem Zustand. Somit war die Wanderung heute nicht allzu schwer. Und die Aussicht war den ganzen Tag fantastisch. Uebernachtung im Gasthaus Sherpa in Sinuwa. Leider ohne irgendeine Art von Heizung. Aber zumindest mit heissem Masala Tee.... read more

Geo: 28.3998, 83.6984We got up early for a tough day ahead of us. Including a stairway of 3280 stone steps! and a elevation gain of 4200ft ! But with spectacular views along the way and a hike through a huge rhododendron forest. Arrived in Ghorepani (Alt. 8400ft) in the afternoon, exhausted but happy. OK, mostly happy about the end of today's hike ;) Since none of the Sunny Hotel rooms have heating and temperatures dropped to freezing point everyone huddled together in the tea house for the rest of the evening. Frueh aufgestanden da wir einen harten Tag vor uns hatten. Inklusive einer 3200-stufigen Treppe! und einem zu ueberwindenden Hoehenunterschied von 1400m! Aber dafuer auch mit spektakulaeren Aussichten und einer Wanderung durch einen riesigen Rhododendron Wald. Kamen am Nachmittag in Ghorepani (2800m) an, total fertig aber ... read more

Geo: 28.2636, 83.9724Took it easy today and went down to the lake to Helen's Cafe for breakfast and to catch up on my travel blog. Checked out Old Town Pokhara, or what's left of it. Strolled around the market place and packed my backpack for the 10-Day Trek.Liess es ruhig angehen heute und ging hinunter zum See fuer's Fruehstueck in Helen's Cafe. Trug meinen TravelBlog nach, schaute mir Pokhara's Altstadt an, oder was davon noch uebrig ist und packte meinen Rucksack fuer den 10-Tage Trek.... read more