My alarm went off at the usual time, around 6 am, and I woke up fine but I could barely open one of my eyes … “What the hell is going?” This was something different. Instantaneously, I also went on to bite my lip because I could tell it felt weird. It was swollen and …
If I had to give out nominations for the most frustrating day on the Annapurna trek, this would definitely be it!! Why? – Picture mud, A LOT OF IT. Picture a long uneventful road with collapsed bridges, landslides and jeeps. Picture rain, dense clouds and no sign of the Himalayas … then you’ll have a …
One of the main reasons I decided to do the Annapurna circuit and not any other of the many treks I could have done in Nepal was the cultural side of it. And culturally, Day 13 was literally everything I had come to Nepal for. Good morning from Marpha Marpha is one of the last …
My alarm went off at 5:30 am and Gooosh, I was excited. Sure I had woken up this early to go see the morning ceremony at the monastery in Kagbeni but arriving in Marpha was the reason I had my smile on as soon as I opened my eyes that morning. Marpha is the apple …
For the first time since on the trek, I woke up frustrated, for no apparent reason. I had the feeling it was raining and the immediate thought of having to stay in Muktinath for an extra day was getting me over the edge. I really didn’t like this place at all … As soon as …
Day 10, the big day! Also, the first day from the entire trek so far that I actually woke up extremely worried. The alarm went off at 4:30 am! The aim was to start trekking at 5:30 am. I knew I could handle a lot but that was gonna be the first time I was …
Annapurna Circuit Day 10: Thorong Phedi to Muktinath via The Pass Read More »
“It’s day 9 and it’s getting real. Tomorrow we’ll be going over Thorong La Pass” – I couldn’t get the thought out of my head. I woke up at 5:45 am and it was a cold morning. At 4,050m, as soon as I opened my eyes I realised that my nose was ice cold, my …
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What a blissful chilled out morning! What a difference from all the days now gone … This was the first day I didn’t have an agenda or a buddy to start the trek with. All I had planned was that I’d get to Yak Kharka by end of day, nothing more. And goodness me, l …
One hell of a hard day!! And not just that … that was the hardest day from the entire 16-day trek. It was the day that nearly brought me to tears, exhausted me to the point I wanted to give up numerous times and got me so frustrated that when I got to the top …
