Annapurna Stories


Our Trek in Annapurna

I had a few days available, only two weeks, but there were two things that I wanted to do, a safari and a trekking on the roof of the world. Alone, because no friend was ready. I travelled with Qatar Airways via Frankfurt is a great company. The price of the ticket, 980 euros all inclusive, based on my city. We arrived in [url]http://en.wikipedia....


Frozen Bogies

An absolutely freezing night. A double layer of thermals, a thermal hat, socks, a fleece, a sleeping bag and two quilts all tied up so only a tiny hole was left through which to breath. The inside of my nose began to ache with the cold … bogies crackling as they spontaneously froze solid. Oh … and the rats [probably in puffer jackets] were back again...


Trekking in the Himalayas

Once back in Pokhara we organised our trekking trip to the Annapurna mountains. We found a fantastic guide, Raj Kumra, and we left on our first day early in the morning. Our route was: Birethani, Ulleri, Gorephani, Poon Hill, Tadapani, Chomrong, Dovan, Machhapuchre Base Camp and then Annapurna Base Camp. On the way down we went back to Dovan, Chomro...