Bistari, Bistari..... A first trip through the Annapurnas - Yak Kharka to Thorung Phedi
March 23rd 2012 Despite yesterday's horrors I can't wait to get stuck into today. We take the summer path which is essentially pretty flat. Each little ascent that we make though is getting harder, it has become noticeable to me now that we are at higher altitude. SOBOE- the abbreviation that I use at work all the time for short of breath on exertion springs to mind. The track is dusty and stony, there is
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