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Back to Nepal, Part II: Tsum, Manaslu and Annapurna, November 2009

After some downtime in Kathmandu, I joined the legendary yakshaver and friends for a walk round the Manaslu massif, including a detour to the remarkable Tsum valley. As the Manaslu trail wound down I headed west and north on the trail round Annapurna, while the rest of the group returned to Kathmandu. Here are some photos; descriptions to follow. Honestly.

The trail, heading north.

Bridge over the Shar Khola

Prayer flags, Rain Cham

Looking south towards the Ganesh Himal

Tibetan prayers inside wooden prayer wheel

Husband and wife, Chekkam

En route to Mu Gumba

More kids, Mu Gumba

Porters and locals, Lar

Isolated monastery

Porters and Olivier

Elaborate window-frames

The gorge of the Budhi Gandaki

Santaman and Olivier

Valley of the Budhi Gandaki

Communal houses

Manaslu North and Samagaon

Manaslu, lost in clouds

Samdo, the last village in Nupri.

Slate roofs, Samdo

Snowy fields, Samdo

Looking back on Samdo

Lots of snow at 4000m

Dawn on the trail to the Larkya La

Descending from the Larkya La

Icefalls and glaciers of the Peri Himal

Extortion with a receipt

The junction of the Manaslu and Annapurna Circuits

Annapurna II from Upper Pisang

The Marsyangdi valley

Villager, Ghyaru

Annapurna II from the Pisang-Manang high route

Looking back on Ghyaru

The Upper Marsyangdi and the village of Ngawal

Part of old Braga, with Annapurna II behind

Looking south to the Annapurnas

Near Thorung Phedi

Trail below the Thorung La

Descending into the valley of the Kali Gandaki

Descending from the Thorung La

Looking back to the Thorung La

The village of Kagbeni

The border of 'Forbidden' Upper Mustang

Looking north from Kagbeni into Upper Mustang

Doorway, Kagbeni Gompa

Prayer flags, Kagbeni

Yak meat drying in the sun

Looking south down the valley of the Kali Gandaki

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Chris says:

2010-Jan-01 at 23:45

My family and I are travelling to the upper Tsum in March, so I’m looking for any info and photos! Thanks for this; looking forward to seeing the descriptions (honestly!!)…..lovely photos!
Teresa O'Kane says:

2010-Mar-06 at 16:58

Really great photos. I especially like the one of the woman stirring the pot and the one of the yaks coming through the sunlight. Your summit day was beautiful! We long to do the trek again.
Thanks for posting these!!

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