Descending from Thorung La |
A tough place to live |
Approaching Muktinath |
Muktinath is a place of pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Hindus |
Sandachhe Himal |
Irrigated terraces at Jharkot |
Jharkot |
Jharkot goats |
Erosion, caves and ruins |
Approaching Kagbeni |
In Kagbeni 1 |
In Kagbeni 2 |
In Kagbeni 3 |
In Kagbeni 4 |
In Kagbeni 5 |
Leaving Kagbeni |
Crossing the Kali Gandaki Nadi |
View east towards Thorung La (low point on horizon) |
Leaving the windy camp |
East from Bhima Lojun La |
Tilicho Peak and Nilgiri from Bhima Lojun La (4460m) |
The trail to Santa 1 |
The trail to Santa 2 |
Mule train for scale |
The goats of doom |
Morning in Santa |
Breaking camp |
Breakfast time |
A tough place to live |
The Sandachhe Himal rise above the Kyalunpa Khola valley |
Is that a panda? |
Ghok, Mustang |
Climbing to Kewar La |
West from Kewar La (4993m) |
High camp by the Lhanhimar Khola |
Mule trains crossing the Jungben La |
Climbing to Jungben La |
Porters and trekkers approach Jungben La |
Jungben La (5600m) |
View west into Upper Dolpa from Jungben La |
The long walk |
Thasan Khola |
Lamb near Chharka Bhot |
Meeting the locals |
Mani wall outside Chharka Bhot |
Arriving in Chharka Bhot |
Chharka Bhot |
Working in the fields - Chharka Bhot |
Chorten and kani in Chharka Bhot |
Leaving Chharka Bhot |
Chharka Tulsi Khola |
Ravine traverse via cave tunnel |
Descending from cave tunnel |
Climbing to Chan La |
Final climb |
Chan La (5378m) |
View north of Chan La |
...And onwards |
Arid land |
Trekkers descend from Chan La to begin another climb |
Hostile environment |
Porters arrive in Dhoro |
Arriving in Dho Tarap (3944m) |
Our first Nepali yaks seem much smaller than their wild Bhutanese cousins |
Yak herders return to Dho Tarap |
Dho Tarap |
Dho Tarap gompa and nunnery |
Mani wall |
Yak herders camped at Numala base camp |
Horizontal prayer flags at Numala La (5309m) |
East from Numala La |
Descending from Numala La |
Continuing the descent |
Stuck behind the mules |
Gyambo Khola 1 |
Other side of the valley |
Gyambo Khola 2 |
Gyambo Khola 3 |
View of Norbung Kang (6085m) from camp at Danigar |
Climbing to Bagala La |
An icy Bagala La |
Bagala La (5169m) |
Yaks ascend towards Bagala La |
Yak herders below Bagala La |
Yartsa gunbu hunters |
Maduwa Khola valley |
Phoksundo Tal |
Phoksundo pika |
Strange flower at Phoksundo Tal |
Tsova Gompa (Bon) |
Arriving at the gompa |
Finest mani stone at Tsova Gompa |
Chorten at Tsova Gompa |
Falls below Phoksundo Tal and Ringmo |
Pugma Khola |
Arriving in Pungmo |
Khyaru |
Yaks always have right of way |
Precarious yartsa gunbu hunter's campsite |
Leaving the yartsa gunbu hunter camps behind - Kanchauni Lek (6444m) in background |
The hunt for dead caterpillars |
Places where the ice never melts |
I sense switchbacks in my future - Kagmara Lek (5978m) |
Kagmara Khola valley |
Yak herders at Kagmara La (5115m) |
Not much of a view from Kagmara La today |
Descending from Kagmara La |
Glacier on Kagmara Lek in the Garpung Khola valley |
Yak cow and calf |