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We had a beautiful and varied 5 hour trek today.  The walk was entirely on a trail.  This is our definite preference, but it does ... Read More

From our guesthouse in Upper Pisang we have an unobstructed view of Annapurna II, which is almost 8,000 metres high.  It was stunningly beautiful in ... Read More

Ruth: I haven’t been able to text with Gordon too much lately, but occasionally these fabulous pictures come through. Behind every great man is a woman ... Read More

There are two routes from Upper Pisang to Manang: a 3 1/2 hour walk along the bottom of the valley and a more scenic and ... Read More

We are enjoying the two night acclimatization stay in Manang.  To aid the process it is recommended that trekkers hike as high as possible on ... 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

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

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