Nepal

Matthew and I set off from Thorung Phedi at 5:00 this morning.  It was a clear and cold night and the ice crystals on the ... Read More

Having crossed the Thorung La we are now in another drainage, that of the Kali Gandaki.  It is much dryer than the Marsyangdi valley that ... Read More

We have walked 5 hours each of the past two days, mostly on trails on the opposite side of the valley from the road.  We ... Read More

Today all four of us descended 800 metres to a land of bananas and oranges.  The first half of the day we walked on extraordinary ... Read More

Today Matthew and I climbed a net 1600 metres to Ghorepani.  This is the biggest climb on the Annapurna Circuit.  We felt very strong at ... Read More

The walk today was distinct from previous days in a couple of ways.  In the first place, the vegetation was much richer.  It is apparent ... Read More

Today was rather uneventful, but we did have some of the nicest weather we have experienced.  It often gets partly cloudy starting at midday, but ... Read More

It was a pleasant climb through a mature hardwood and bamboo forest today.  We are in a narrow valley leading  into the Annapurna sanctuary, so ... Read More

It was a pretty three hour walk, with 900 metres of climbing, to reach the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC).  We crossed stretches of old snow ... Read More

Yesterday we got up before dawn to watch the sunrise at ABC.  The moon and Venus were bright, and we could see small groups of ... Read More