Nepal

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Another beautiful day’s walk has brought us to Thorung Phedi (“foot of the Thorung pass”) at 4540 metres.  It has been a cloudless day with ... Read More

It was sunny and comparatively warm all day today.  The skiff of snow that fell yesterday evening melted quickly in the morning sun.  Matthew, Rick ... Read More