Day 20: Dharamsala to Bimthang via Larke PassLength: 16.11kmElevation: 807m Well, this was the big day. The crux, so to say. Larke pass, the highest point on the trek, and our exit out of Manaslu valley was our challenge this morning. We had all gone to bed by 7, so when the alarms rang at …
Day 17: Samagaun to SamdoLength: 7.73kmElevationL 600m The morning was once again lovely. A nice cool temperature, good sun, and great visibility. We left Samagaun to head up the valley more to SAmdo, which was promised as a stopover place on our way to Larke pass. The morning started out with a wonderful surprise. Scoots! …
Day 14: Ghap to LhoLength: 17.37Elevation: 1530m Another big day. Everyday at this point feels like a big one. It doesn’t help if you have 3 cups of coca cola before bed, like Cam did, and don’t sleep till 2AM. She will be the first to tell you that this was her roughest day so …
Life on the trek (Written Day 13) I want to write a bit about what our day to day life looks like hiking this massive 23 day trek. Hari is our guide. He has been a mountain guide for 15 years, with previous work in Sikkim, India. His main areas of expertise now are the …
Day 12: Bihi to Sherang GumbaElevation: 9.55kmElevation: 1990m We did not know what to expect from today. Our guide and porter have never been to Sherang Gumba (Shubus has never been to Manaslu even!), and didn’t quite know what to tell us to prepare for the day. We learned from our hotel that it was …
Day 8: Gho to Gumba LumdengLength: 6.97kmElevation: 1120m We started a little later this morning, for no real reason in particular. Due to the thunderstorm the night before, there was no humidity in the sky. Our sightlines of the mountains, and our destination, were incredible. The trail today started with a steep descent to the …
This is a continuation of our 21 day trekking adventure around the Manaslu massif in the Nepali Himalayas. For other entries in this series, please check out the home blog page. Day 5: Chhokang Paro to NileLength: 10:94kmElevation: 520m After a while, the once intimidating distances on maps become shorter and easier to manage. Today …
This is a continuation of our 21 day trekking adventure around the Manaslu massif in the Nepali Himalayas. For other entries in this series, please check out the home blog page. Day 1: Macchakhola to JagatDistance: 17.89kmElevation: 1430m We got up bright and early, and then a few more times after that. The morning in …
The Manaslu massif is located in central northern Nepal. This group of mountains form a major part of the Himalaya range, and features the eighth highest mountain in the world, the namesake, Manaslu. We have no ambitions for that mountain. But we did have the ambition to walk around the massif. Starting at Macchakhola, along …
Our plane touched down in the Nepali capital early into the night. We were so excited to get going, we completely bypassed the visa-on-arrival application booth. A poor customs agent had to sort us out, and we ended up at the back of the line due to the mishap and had to apply and pay …