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Annapurna Circuit
Page 7. Rundt om Annapurna. Nepal, Oct. - Nov. 2005
Annapurna South
seen from Ghorepani -
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Page 1 Khudi
- Koto - Notes/Itinerary
Page 2 Upper
Pisang/Ghyaru
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Page 3 Braga
Page 4 Thorung
La/Muktinath
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Kagbeni
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Marpha to Tatopani
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Pokhara
Annapurna Sanctuary
Tatopani - Landruk
It is a long and hard day's walk
from Tatopani to Ghorepani since you have to climb 1600
meters. I found a porter, Deepak, in Tatopani, who accompanied me for
the next six days to Annapurna Sanctuary and to Pothana.
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On your way to Ghorepani you pass through beautiful Brahman and
Magar villages
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Threshing millet/
Tærskning af hirse |
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Chitre |
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Ghorepani/Poon Hill
Annapurna South and
Machhapuchhare seen from Poon Hill
Dhaulagiri seen from Poon Hill
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Dhaulagiri |
Early in the
morning (around 5.15) people start climbing for 45 minutes from
Ghorepani to Poon Hill, 3210 m, to view the sunrise over
the Himalayas: Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Machhapuchhare and
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Annapurna South |
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Annapurna
Sanctuary /
Annapurna Base Camp (ABC)
Annapurna I
The trek into the area below the massive south
face of Annapurna - known as the Annapurna Sanctuary - is
one of the popular treks in Nepal. The trek leads through bamboo
and rhododendron forests into the vast mountain-ringed
amphitheatre of the Sanctuary.
Here are
magnificent views of
Annapurna I and III,
Annapurna
South,
Glacier Dome, Gangapurna, and the fishtail-shaped
peak of Machhapuchhare.This
trek allows access to the high mountains of the Himalayas within
a reasonable timeframe and with a maximum altitude of 4130 m.
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are no villages between Chomrong and the Sanctuary, but
collections of lodges about every 2 hours. Many of these lodges
are open only during the peak seasons of October to November and
February to March. During December and January, innkeepers move
back down to Chomrong because of heavy snows. In the spring,
frequent avalanches close down the sanctuary and make trekking
dangerous.
Annapurna, at 8091m, is the 10th highest
mountain in the world and is known as the first 8000 m peak to
be climbed - by Herzog's French party in 1950.
Chomrong
Chomrong is a Gurung village, the last
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My porter,
Deepak, in Chomrong. His pointed face reveals his brahman
heritage.
Behind: Annapurna South
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Two serious 14-year-old Gurung boys with a grown-up appearance
in Lucky Guest House in Chomrong
Annapurna
Base Camp
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Left:
Modi Khola and Machhapuchhare seen from near Chomrong
Right:
Machhapuchhare seen from Annapurna Base Camp |
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Annapurna
South
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Annapurna I
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Machhapuchhare and Annapurna Base Camp |
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Annapurna Sanctuary
Landruk /
Gurung villages
There are many interesting Gurung
villages in the hills south of the Annapurnas. Ghandruk is the
largest, but Landruk is another fine village with beautiful
traditional houses.
Landruk
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Drying the
millet /
Hirsen tørres på gårdspladsen |
Crossing the
Modi Khola |
Field of
millet before harvest
Mark med hirse |
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Landruk |
Rooftops and
narrow alleys
in Landruk |
Landruk |
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Landruk
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Outside a
guesthouse in Tolka
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School
teacher in Landruk |
Drying
millet and corn.
The two barrels on the wall are beehives |
Tolka |
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Left:
Heaven’s Guest
House in Pothana. In Nepal new-born babies are rubbed in oil
Right:
Machhapuchhare
seen from Pothana |
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Annapurna South
seen from Pothana
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Page 8
Dhampus
Itinerary
November 18, Tatopani
– Ghorepani, 2750 m
November 19, Ghorepani - Poon Hill, 3193 m – Tadapani, 2590 m -
Chomrong, 2170 m
November 20, Chomrong
– Deorali, 3140 m
November 21, Deorali – Annapurna Base Camp, 4130 m
November 22, Annapurna Base Camp – Chomrong, 2170 m
November 23, Chomrong
– Landruk - Pothana, 1900m
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Page 1 Khudi
- Koto - Notes/Itinerary
Page 2 Upper
Pisang/Ghyaru
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Page 3 Braga
Page 4 Thorung
La/Muktinath
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Kagbeni
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Marpha to Tatopani
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Dhampus
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Pokhara
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