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  • Everest & The Upper Khumba from The Panorama Hotel
      Everest & The Upper Khumba from The...
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      Leaving Naya Pul
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  • Chandra Tea House on our first night
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  • Megan and Me on our first day trekking
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Avoiding much of the road on the Jomsom Trek

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The trick is, 1st to buy a good map, then you can see that where the road goes down one side of the valley, often there is a path on the opposite side.So, What I tend to do is ask at the lodges that I stay in, I have a chat with the lodge owner after studying the map and roughly planning where I am aiming for that night and say that I want to avoid the road and is it possible to go via “A” – “B” and “C” Usually the answer is yes, however sometimes it is no because there has been a landslide or the past is no longer passable. Traffic as far as Jomsom (From Muktinath) shouldn’t be a problem, if it is you can cross the suspension bridge at Ekle Bhatti and trek into Jomsom on the old route. For another example I trekked the old route from Ghasa to Kopchapaini last spring.One thing to be aware of is that if you are using a porter, they will always prefer trekking on the road as it has been...

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Can I trek EBC in two weeks ?

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Yes, You can, Although it is Very Tight !! And Only If you fly into Lukla, Then you can do EBC in 2 weeks and still allow sufficient time for acclimatisation.Here is my suggested itinery1)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 - Pherichi (4220)7) Pherichi - Dhugla (4600m)8) Dhugla – Lobuje (4950 m)9) Lobuje – Kala Patter(5545m) - Gorok Shep(5140m)10) Gorok Shep- EBC (5360m)- Lobuje (4930m) 11 Lobuje - Pangboche (High level route turning left at Dhugla)12) Pangboche – Tengboche13) Tengboche - Namche Bazaar 14) Namche Bazaar - Lukla15) Fly Kathmandu(If you wanted to cut this trek down by a day then you could choose between Kala Pattar (Best option for Great Views of Everest) and EBC it’s self) and therefore combine days 9 and 10 and...

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Trekking "Package" – Or Not ?

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Personally I think that it is always better to keep the Guide and your own trekking food and accommodation expenses separate.In my opinion these “packages” can lead to greed, as trekkers end up ordering much more food that they can ever eat because they think that it has already been paid for, where as the reality is that the more that they eat / waste, the less wages that are left for their Guide Typically your own costs will work out at around $25 per day, This includes your food, accommodation, snacks and even the occasional beer / fizzy drink and bar of chocolate – . But again Not your airfare or park entrance.You could get away with less than $20 per day but this would mean drinking only water / tea and having a repetitive diet and no treats !!I have used the same agent in Kathmandu for my trekking for the past 18 years / 9 trips to Nepal and his staff prices are as followsThe...

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Safe Drinking Water whilst trekking

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Obviously a major consideration to any trek is the availability of Safe Drinking water, In Nepal you have several options of getting it !!Please try and avoid buying bottled water as this does lead to a Huge Littler problem with all the empty plastic bottles being poorly disposed of !!On the Annapurna Circuit there is a series of Safe Drinking Water Stations that sell water purified by ozonation.You can read about the scheme and se where these stations are located on the link below.On ABC after passing through Chomrong Bottled water has been banned, you can buy Safe Drinking water which has been boiled from lodges.If you buy it last thing in the evening and pop it into a metal water bottle (After it has cooled a little) then pop this in a sock, you then have a hot water bottle for the night and nice cold drinking-water on hand the next morning.Also a lot of water is now boiled on solar...

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Annapurna Circuit in 10 days ??

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Rather than starting AC at the more traditional Besisahar / Bhulbhule catch a jeep as far as you can up the Marsiange valley – This was Syange last I heard – From there it will take about 5 days to reach Manang – One night to acclimatise there (Although some say that if you spend a night in Upper Pisang that this isn’t totally necessary) – Then a night in Letdar, a night in Thorung Phidi, a night in Muktinath (Although I think Jharkot is a better option) and then your final night in Jomsom – So about 10 days to trek.You can then catch a flight from Jomsom – But if you don’t want to fly you can go by bus / jeep to Beni and catch a big bus from there to Pokhara, this can be done in 24 hours but an overnight in Beni offers a bit more comfort.Good Luck and Happy TrekkingRob

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Choose your trek-mate with great care

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Potential pitfalls of not getting along with someone on trek include1) Not having the same understanding of Nepal – Things like walking on the wrong side of the Mani Walls and Stupa’s –This is considered as both disrespectful as well as bad luck 2) Trek- Mates selection of trekking boots – For instance you would't want a trek-mate to take a 20 year old pair that have given them blisters the last time they wore them. - I have always maintained that a trekker with unhappy feet will be an unhappy trekker – After all why on earth would someone spend over £1500 on a Nepal trip and be to Mean to buy decent, comfortable footwear??3) Try to show a little regard for the area that you are trekking through, I try to discourage trekkers from buying plastic bottles of coke and mineral water, especially if the route that you are trekking is little trekked with very little litter, try to remember that...

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Shortest safe timescale to trek and see Everest .

by into-thin-air

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 Day 1 – Early morning flight to Lukla and trek to Benkar (Recommended lodge is “Waterfall”)Day 2 – Trek Benkar to Namche Bazaar Day 3 Trek to Panorama Hotel for lunch and views of Everest Day 4 – Trek back to LuklaDay 5 – Early morning fight to Kathmandu, arriving in time for breakfastGood Luck and Happy Safe TrekkingRob

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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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Q:  A Senior couple intends to do Columbo,Sri Lanka to Goa over land in February then fly to Katmandu for a 5 days light Trek..should... 

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A: The later you leave it the better the weather will be. It can be real cold in February but you just interested in a very short trek, allow a day to get ur permit 

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