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  Looking back down The Langtang Valley
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  • Looking back down The Langtang Valley
      Looking back down The Langtang Valley
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  • The Boys on Kala Pattar 1998
      The Boys on Kala Pattar 1998
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  • Crossing Thorung La – 23rd Dec 1994
      Crossing Thorung La – 23rd Dec 1994
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  • Rob at Singh Gompa - Langtang
      Rob at Singh Gompa - Langtang
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  • Nirmal checking the route with me
      Nirmal checking the route with me
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Which trek to do with ony 3 or 4 days available ??

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If you only have a Very Short time to go trekking in Nepal then without doubt the best short trek is The Poon Hill Trek, This can be done in 3 days Pokhara to Pokhara, However it is quite a strenuous trek going continuously uphill for two days, the second day being on a Lot of steps – If you can squeeze an extra day you would be better of by far doing a circular route to Poon Hill by1) Early Morning bus from Pokhara to Naya Pul and trek to Ghandruk2) Ghandruk to Tadapani 3) Tadapani to Ghoropani4) Early rise, Poon Hill, Breakfast at Ghoropani and trek back to Naya Pul and an evening bus back to PokharaHowever if you only have 3 days available then from Pokhara you would catch a bus to Naya Pul on day one and from there trek to Hile, Day 2 trek to Ghoropani, Day 3 This will be a long day, you would get up before the sun and do the short trek up to Poon Hill for the sunrise, then trek back...

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The Annapurna Panorama or Poon Hill loop Treks

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These are a relitivly new names for an old trek and has several alternatives but one would be as follows1) Leave Pokhara mid-day by taxi to Phidi and trek to Dhampus, arriving there late afternoon – ½ day uphill through terraces2) Dhampus to Ladruk – about ¾ days trek crossing one ridge then mainly downhill to Ladruk3) Ladruk to Chomrong - about ¾ days trek downhill at first to cross the Modi Kosi at “ New Bridge” (No Bridge!) and the Steeply uphill to Chomrong4) Chomrong to Tadapani – About ¾ days trekking, Slightly up and first then cross a shoulder and down, over a long suspension bridge then up all the way to Tadopani 5) Tadapani to Ghoropani – About ¾ days trekking, Down at first then undulating to Ghoropani ¾ days trekking6) Ghoropani to Naya Pul – Full days trekking. Up before dawn and trekked up to Poon hill for the sunrise, Breakfast and pick up your rucksack, then all downhill...

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How Many days does it take to Safely trek ABC

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For people with a reasonable level of fitness I would allow 9 ½ / 10–to trek ABC – You could do it quicker but would put yourself at some risk of AMS, so hence only trekking half days after Bamboo !!I have written out my own trekking schedule below – you might find it useful ;-)1) Leave Pokhara in the early afternoon by taxi to Phidi and trek to Dhampus, Uphill, quite steep at times and passing through terraces, arriving there late afternoon2) Dhampus to Ladruk – about ¾ days trek crossing one ridge then mainly downhill to Ladruk3) Ladruk to Chomrong- about ¾ days trek downhill at first to cross the Modi Kosi at “ New Bridge” (No Bridge!!) and the Steeply uphill to Chomrong4) Chomrong to Bamboo – about ¾ days trek, Steeply downhill on steps, the steeply uphill to Real Sinua and then downhill again to Bamboo5) Bamboo to Himalaya – ½ day steadily up6) Himalaya to Deurali -- ½ day steadily...

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Recommended low altitude trek for aprox 1 week

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From Pokhara take a taxi / bus to Phidi (20 minutes) Then from Phidi to Dhampus (1/2 days trekking but up hill) is all terraces, then the next day some nice wooded areas as you cross the ridge before heading down to Ladruk (2nd night), then you cross the Modi Kosi and climb up to Jhinu Danda (Lunch) through more terraces, and continue up to Chomrong and overnight, from Chomrong you can trek to either Tadapani in a fairly long day or go via Ghandruk and overnight there, The walk up to and down from Tadapani is Superb Rhododendron Forrest.Then from Tadapani you trek along the ridges with beautiful views to Ghoropani and Poon Hill.From Ghoropani you have 2 choices, After you have trekked up to Poon Hill for the sunrise you can either trek down to Naya Pul for the bus back to Pokhara (One long day) or overnight at Birithanti, Beautiful village about an hours walk from Naya Pul and catch the...

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Brief resume of different teahouse trekking routes

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EBCPro’s1) Seeing Everest 2) Wonderful high altitude trek that can be trekked safely in as little as 2 weeks Lukla – Lukla or 3 weeks Jiri – EBC – Lukla or just under 4 weeks Jiri EBC – Lukla – Gokyo – Lukla or longer Con’sCan be expensive if you fly to and from Lukla and risk of flight delays at LuklaAC (Annapurna Circuit)Pro’s1) Diverse trek starting off at low altitude passing through paddy fields. Then grain fields, pasture, forests and out above the tree line over Thorung La (5540m) then through the deepest valley I the word, The kali Gandaki 2) Easy road access to trailheads so no flights required3) Can be trekked as the full circuit of fly out of Jomsom if time is tight Con’s – Trek now somewhat marred by road building ABC (Annapurna Sanctuary) Pro’s1) Relatively short trek of about 10 days but gets you right into the heart of the mountains 2) Can be extended to include Poon Hill...

Shortest safe timescale to trek and see Everest .

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For a decent view of Everest from the ground the only real option is to fly into Lukla and trek up to Namche Bazaar – Realistically this would involve a 4 day trek 1)Kathmandu to Lukla by early morning flight then trek to Monjo (2650m)2) Monjo to Namche (3450m)3) Day in Namche, walk up to The Everest View Hotel above the village for lunch and your view of Everest.4) Namche to Lukla5) Fly Kathmandu – Back in time for a late breakfast ;-)Good Luck and Happy Safe TrekkingRob

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Road Building on The Annapurna Circuit

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The Annapurna Circuit is Still an Excellent Trek - But the time to do it is now, before the road building gets any further up the Marsyangai valley, You will read all sorts of reports about this road building, a lot of people paint it as Much Blacker than it actually is, The road had got as far as Syange when I was there in the spring 2008, It does somewhat spoil the look of the valley, but you won’t hardly notice most of it as the trekking route is on the other side of the valley most of the way. Once above Syange then you are into Awesome Country – But unfortunately this road is due to creep all the way to Manang over the next 4 or 5 years. There is now a jeep road down the valley of the Kali Gandaki all the way from Muktinath to Beni, again you can avoid most of it by careful route planning, Personally I wouldn’t trek the section between Jomsom and Ghasa as there is little choice here...

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Winter Trekking

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Recently there has been some rather misleading information posted on travel forums saying that trekking routes close in December – Regular visitors to Nepal know that this simply isn’t true so I will attempt to set the record straight by posting my own experiences of winter trekking in Nepal 1) AC in December / January. Setting off from Besisahar we encountered no problems and had good weather, when we arrived at Pisang all was white and this gave us a bit of a fright, but it turned out that it hadn’t been snowing but there had been an avalanche and the wind had blown some of it over the village, no one had been hurt so no problem, Manang and above was Very Cold but there was hardly any snow on Thorung La, Windy and cold on the summit and very cold on the decent as the sun always seamed to be in front, after Muktinath it warmed up again, chilly on Poon Hill (New Years Day) and a bit of...

Trek in the Khumba and see Everest in 9 Days

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Some people go to Nepal with a very limited timescale but still want to do a trek in the Khumba and see Everest – This tip is designed for trekkers with only nine days to trek in the Everest Region, This then leaves safety days and sightseeing days to enable the trek to be fit into a two week Nepal Visit. 1)Kathmandu to Lukla by flight then trek to Monjo (2650m)2) Monjo to Namche (3450m)3)Namche - Rest / Acclimatisation day 4)Namche - Thyanbosche (3867m)5) Thyanbosche - Dingboche (3930m)6) Dingboche – Phortse 7) Phortse to Namche8) Namche to Lukla9) Fly KathmanduThis is the route of The Everest Marathon – Namche to Namche; you will be rewarded with great views of Everest and Ama Dablam and it will be a memorable trek :-)

Trekking Permits / Conservation Fees & TIMS

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To go trekking in Nepal it is Necessary to buy a Trekking Permit Before you set off trekking !! These are best bought in Kathmandu, The fee for trekking in the Annapurna region is currently 2000 Nepalese rupees and you will need two passport size photos. Simply go to the office ( On Thamel Chowk ) fill in the forms, hand over your money and photo's and you will be issued with your permit there and then !!!2006 -- Although I didn't actually manage to get on a trek on this, my latest trip to Nepal, I can confirm that the office is still in the same building but it has now moved upstairs -- It is now at Street level in the middle of the building, you turn in half way along it. I aren't sure of the current prices for trekking permits however !! -- Happy Travels in Nepal -- Rob2008, For Trekking Annapurna (AC or ABC) You must have your permit before you enter the park, you can buy these in...

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