Day 12 – Thorung Pedi to Muktinath (Thorung La Summit)
We were awakened at 3:30am with the usual pot of hot tea and washing water in our tent. The morning didn’t seem as cold as some others (or maybe it was just all the...
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DAY 13- Muktinath to Marpha
Of course, I awakened to rain. Pre-monsoon season rain no less. I don’t think that Muktinath sleeps. All night I heard sounds of drums beating, cows mooing, dogs barking, water buffalos…making a weird deep...
DAY 15- Lete to Tatopani
Eighteen miles and my feet are killing me! This extreme downhill is causing old injuries to act up. My knee is hurting, as is the old stress fracture site on my right foot. I...
DAY 16- Tatopani to Ghorepani
I’m exhausted! Today’s hike was almost 20 miles straight up hill! A climb of about 5,000 ft. At least my blisters don’t bother me climbing hills. The hike to Ghorepani was beautiful. Altitude here...
DAY 18- Birethanti to Naudanda
I really hate flying cockroaches. We chased it around the inside of the tent for over 3 minutes before we snuffed the life out of it. It started to rain last night and it...
DAY 20-Pokhara to Kathmandu
Long bus trip back to Kathmandu today. There’s nothing that compares to the experience of riding down the Prithvi Highway. Inhaling diesel fumes and cow dung. They drive on the left side of...
