A peak in the mastiff of the Ama Dablam peak (6,814mtrs)It didn’t actually snow much, but it was a cold night. The morning was still overcast, but the clouds higher so not as oppressive as the afternoon previously. Continue reading “Day 7 – Dingboche, Acclimatisation”
Outside the monastery at Pangboche GompaThe hike today continued through forest and trees, picturesque with continuing views of Everest to remind us of our distant goal. After lunch we have climbed above the tree line and the landscape becomes stark, and in the dank afternoon, cold and clammy, it feels difficult and overwhelming. It can only get worse! Continue reading “Day 6 – Deboche to Dingboche”
A stupa on the path at Dengboche, photo taken under moonlight around 3amA first real experience of “Nepal Flat”… for today we only gain a little bit of altitude; we end up climbing over 1,000 mtrs and descending over 700 mtrs. It is a glorious days walking through wooded land and steep valleys, rhododendron and pine tree forests. Continue reading “Day 5 – Namche Bazaar to Deboche”
Looking up the valley towards Mt Everest.A necessary part of any high altitude trekking is taking time for us sea-level dwellers to acclimatise to the lower levels of oxygen. So, here we are today, in the first major stop, since Edmund Hillary, in Namche Bazaar, on a loop hike, going up and coming back down to sleep. Continue reading “Day 4 – Namche Bazaar, Acclimatisation”
View up the valley of the Dhudh Kosi river. Namche lies to the left of the peak in the distance.A first day of altitude begins, 800 mtrs to climb, to arrive at Namche Bazaar. Continue reading “Day 3 – Monjo to Namche Bazaar”
The second day begins with a walk off the main path, which is busy, busy, busy with so many porters, yaks, and more Continue reading “Day 2 – Ghat to Monjo”
Porter carrying over 50kg, Ghat.We land in Lukla, one of the world’s most challenging airports, and its a short walk down to Ghat… Continue reading “Day 1 – Lukla to Ghat”
In the hinterland of Nice, lies the area of Haute Provence, the foothills, in any other place mountains in their own right, of the Alps. A train runs from Nice, through this area, finishing in Dignes-les-Bains. In the middle of this journey lies a collection of three villages: Puget-Théniers, Entrevaux and Annot. It is to Annot that today’s hike takes us. Continue reading “A roundabout hike, Annot, France”
