My First Trekking Experience in Nepal

These photos were taken before the ‘digital camera’ era and they were scanned copies. As such, qualities are not so good.

Not much of the description on individual photo. If you would like to know more about the trek and the experience, please look up the write-up ‘A Trek in the Clouds (Nepal 98)’ under Footprints.

The Route

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Kathmandu

At Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport

With our guide, Krishna, at his office

Shopping in Thamel, Kathmandu

On a rickshaw ride

Hotel where we stayed when we first arrived

Hotel where we stayed after we returned from the trek

Pokhara

On Royal Nepal Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara

At Pokhara Airport

Shopping along the main street of Pokhara (above and below)


Outside our hotel (above and below)

All ready for our first trekking experience in Nepal

First glimpse of part of the beautiful Himalayan Range

Naya Pul – the Starting Point

At Naya Pul (1,000m) – the starting of our ten-day trek


Along the trail


At a local teahouse, our first ‘pit stop’


My nephew, Ming, testing to see if
he qualified to be a porter

The trail (above and below)

Hille

Hille (1,540m)
Finally, we made it. Krishna said that we all passed the ‘test’!

Having breakfast before we moved on for our second day trek


Lunch break

Poon Hill and More

At Poon Hill (3,210m) which I missed
because I was not feeling well



Lodges along the trail have interesting names
such as this – Hungry Eye

More spectacular scenery along the way (above and below)

Chhomromg

Huff, huff, puff, puff…
Just arrived at the lodge in Chhomrong (2,040m)

Waiting for my turn to take shower. In many
lodges, bathrooms and toilets are located
away from the main building.

Beautiful sunset view from the lodge (above and below 2)



We made sure that we had a hearty breakfast
before we set off for the challenging day.

Machhapuchhare Base Camp (MBC)

Happy to have made it to MBC (3,700m)

The camping ground

Outside the lodge

Annapurna Base Camp (ABC)

On the way to ABC (4,095m)


Taking a breather (above and below)




We all made it!
One of the Annapurna’s peaks (in the background),
it looked so near yet so far. (above and below 2)



The Base Camp