Day 23 (continued) The defining landmark in Pokhara is Phewa Lake. We planned on catching the sunrise over the Annapurnas from the lake. Woke up at 5:20. Rented a boat just as the rental office was opening. Got on the lake at 5:50 and caught a beautiful view over the Annapurnas. Managed to see the elusive Annapurna I (8091 m) somewhere hidden between closer peaks. Day 24 – October 11 Last day Continue…
Days 18-23 (October 5-10) Pokhara is a typical tourist town. You can stay here and have an experience similar to most tourist places everywhere. You can eat food from various cuisines. You can get cocktails and watch sporting events. You can party and buy crappy touristy things. I know this may sound boring to you, but for us, after two weeks of isolation, it was another world. So we had Continue…
Since I’ve finished the trekking part of my Nepal series, I thought it would be interesting to discuss about the equipment we used. Backpacks: I used a Lowe Alpine Crag Attack. It’s very light, at only 800 g for a volume of 42 l. The downside of having such a light backpack is that it has very little back support – no metal of plastic frame. So it’s up to its Continue…
Day 17 – October 4 In order to partly recreate the atmosphere for this post, please listen to this song on repeat for at least a couple of hours, then start reading the text. It was a long and rough day. It all started innocuously in the morning, with our intention of traveling to Pokhara. There are 2 options for getting there from Jomsom: a 20 minute flight at around $110 Continue…
Day 15 – October 2 You don’t have a lot to do after getting dark, besides shivering. So you go to sleep at 8 pm. Apparently it’s also hard to sleep when you’re acclimatizing. Combining these, we had a long and cold night up at Thorung High Camp. Woke up at 11 pm and checked the weather. Clear starry skies. Snowy mountain tops visible in the distance. No longer the Continue…