Nepal 2006 - Annapurna Trek (compressed)

Nepal Trip

4 – 24 Oct 2006 Annapurna Base Camp Trek – Photo Album 1

Annapurna Base Camp Trek – My Route 2

Arrival at Airport, Kathmandu (1,340m) 3

My trekking guide

Kathmandu Bus Station - Heading for Pokhara 4

Cheaper Bus Seats Above 5

River View from Bus to Pokhara 6

Road to Pokhara (6-Hour Drive) 7

Sahana Guesthouse, Pokhara (820m) 8

Streets of Pokhara 9

Phewa Lake, Pokhara 10

Phewa Lake at Sunset, Pokhara 11

Start of Trek - Bridge from Naya Pul to Birethanti 12

My porter

Maoists Extorting Donations, Birethanti (1,025m) 13

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Off We Go, Birethanti to Tirkhekunga 14

Herding Goats, Tirkhekunga (1,577m) 15

Mountain Village, Tirkhekunga to Uleri 16

Infamous 3000-Step Climb to Uleri 17

Rhododendron Forest, Uleri (1,960m) 18

Modi River, Uleri 19

Great View of Modi River & Mountains, Uleri 20

Mountain Village, Uleri to Ghorepani 21

Porters Carrying All Things Big & Small, Uleri to Ghorepani 22

Mountain View, Ghorepani (2,750m)

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Mountain Villagers, Ghorepani 24

Me & Goats, Ghorepani 25

Beasts of Burden - Mules, Ghorepani 26

Morning Mountain View, Ghorepani to Poon Hill 27

Annapurna View, Poon Hill (3,193m) 28

Macchapuchhre (Fishtail Mountain) View, Poon Hill 29

Buffalo Encounter, Ghorepani to Tatopani 30

Modi Valley, Tatopani (1,190m)

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Green Fields, Tatopani to Chhomrong 32

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Winding Trek to Chhomrong 33

Mountain Streams, Tatopani to Chhomrong

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Village Life, Tatopani to Chhomrong 35

Mountain View, Chhomrong (2,170m) 36

Pretty Ladies, Chhomrong 37

Mountain Village, Chhomrong 38

School Children, Chhomrong 39

Winding Descent, Chhomrong to Sinuwa 40

Rice Fields, Chhomrong to Sinuwa

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Mountain Villagers, Sinuwa (2,340m)

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Annapurna View, Sinuwa 43

Mountain Stream, Sinuwa to Bamboo 44

Beautiful Rays on Modi Valley, Bamboo (2,335m) 45

Modi Valley, Bamboo 46

Annapurna View, Bamboo 47

Little Bridge Over Modi River, Bamboo to Dovan 48

Misty Mountains, Dovan (2,510m) 49

Village Life, Dovan to Deurali 50

Fishtail Mountain View, Deurali (3,230m) 51

Getting Closer to Target, Machhapuchhre Base Camp (3,700m) 52

Finally, Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m)! 53

Guesthouses, ABC 54

Annapurna View at Dawn, ABC 55

Glorious View of Annapurna, ABC 56

Glorious View of Annapurna, ABC 57

Glacier, ABC 58

Glorious View of Machhapuchhre, ABC 59

Trekking Guide, ABC 60

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Me & French Couple, ABC 61

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Me & Guide, ABC 62

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Leaving ABC, sadly! 63

Sights of Civilisation Again, Deurali

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Bridge to Civilisation, Bamboo

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Mountain Stream, Sinuwa

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Me & Little Lambs, Sinuwa to Chhomrong 67

Rice Terraces, Chhomrong 68

Village Life, Chhomrong 69

Newborns Getting a Bath, Chhomrong 70

Steep Descent, Chhomrong to Hotspring

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Beautiful Blooms, Chhomrong to Hotspring 72

Hot Soothing Pool, Hotspring (1,190m) 73

Cultural Dances, Hotspring 74

Faking Cultural Dance, Hotspring 75

Porter's Birthday Celebration, Hotspring 76

Mountain View, Hotspring to Syauli Bazar 77

Mountain View, Hotspring to Syauli Bazar 78

Village Life, Syauli Bazar (1,170m) 79

Tired Mules, Syauli Bazar 80

Leaving the Mountains, Syauli Bazar to Birethanti 81

Little Playful Goats, Birethanti 82

Grazing Mules, Birethanti 83

Back to Bridge at Birethanti 84

Last View of the Mountains 85

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End of Trek: Back to Naya Pul, 10 Days Later 86

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