Sunrise at Poon Hill
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
The Himalayans at daybreak isone of the most awe inspiring moments. I keep having trouble just getting a handle on how massive the mountains are in comparison to everything else. I have now completed another trek, this time for 10 days into the Annapurna Sanctuary. That is the valley leading to the base camp of the 8th highest mountain in the world. This trek was less difficult due to the altitude only getting to 4200M, but more difficult because of all the straight-up-the-side of mountains stone staircases. Also I trekked carrying my own pack this time, which weighed in at about 9KG. My knees ached too much, but I just kept telling my younger friends that I was an old man so I was allowed to bitch. I’ll try and post more pix soon, but it was a bit slow in Kathmandu and I had to abort the rest of the loading. I am leaving tomorrow for 6 more days on the Bodi Koshi river to do more rafting and try and learn how to river kayak. That should be way big fun again. NEPAL ROCKS
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