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| May 2nd - Thorung Phedi (14,596 ft) and over Thorung La (17,769 ft) to Muktinath (12, 467 ft). If we have any symptons of altitude sickness or if the weather is not good, we can't go on. If all is well, we must start climbing this pass around 5:30 am to have plenty of time to reach Muktinath before dark. Once we reach the summit a small teahouse is located there. We will then go down to Muktinath. On this day we will have a 2,000 foot altitude gain on the way over the pass and 5,000 foot descend of altitude on the way down the other side. May 3rd - Rest day in Muktinath. This is a very interesting village and is a Pilgrimage site, with interesting temples that pertain to both Hindu and Buddhists alike. May 4th- Muktinath to Kagbeni, 5.25 hours May 5th - Kagbeni to Tukuche, 6 hours May 6th - Tukuche to Ghasa, 6 hours May 7th - Ghasa to Tatopani, 4.5 hours May 8th - Tatopani to Sikha, 4 hours. This is a short day because of the trail going straight up-hill most of the time. If we need to save time, we can make it to Ghorepani in one very long day. May 9th - Sikha to Ghorepani, 4 hours May 10th - Rest day in Ghorepani with hike to Poon Hill for great mountain views. May 11th - Ghorepani to Ghandruk, 6 hours. Today we will be heading onto the section of trail that leads into the Annapurna Sanctuary May 12th - Ghanruk to Chhomrong, 4 hours May 13th - Chhomrong to Bamboo Lodge, 5.25 hours May 14th - Bamboo Lodge to Hinko/Deurali, 4.5 hours BEWARE: of avalanches on this section of trail. Make sure we have our guide check into how the trail is doing before continuing on. We shouldn't need any more acclimatization days going into the sanctuary because we have already been to high altitude. May 15th - Deurali to the Annapurna Base Camp and Sanctuary, 5 hours May 16th - Rest day in Sanctuary. If we are cold we will go down. May 17th - Sanctuary to Bamboo Lodge May 18th - Bamboo Lodge to Ghandruk. May 19th - Ghandruk to Nayapul Phedi, 6 hours. When we get to Nayapul we are to get a taxi for 1-1/2 hours ride to Pokhara for the night. May 20th - Rest Day in Pokhara May 21st - Early morning flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu |
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