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Nepal - Annapurna Circuit Trek 3

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May 22nd 2008
We passed some sketchy avalanche prone areas where there had clearly been some recent rockslides, but made it to Thorung Phedi for lunch with little problem. The teahouse we stopped at was full of other trekkers, many of which we had met during the past week, all waiting to go over the pass the following day. From there it was less than two hours (although just 450 m in altitude) to the high cam ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more