17. + 18. April 2024       Surprise! All white in the morning! Even if it wasn’t the highest night of the tour, it was still my coldest. The room felt like a freezer. Luckily there were thick blankets so I didn’t freeze underneath, but sometimes I had to get out….   I got … Continue reading Lungden -> Namche Bazaar – downhill through villages → Read more

16. April 2024     In the morning it went as planned: at 5.30am Tenji shouldered both backpacks and I shouldered my camera. A word about both nights above 4,000 metres: Does anyone remember the blog about the Annapurna circuit? I complained about sleeplessness on the two nights above 4,000 metres, feeling unwell, with lots … Continue reading Gokyo – Lungden – a pass! → Read more

15. April 2024     The morning started beautifully again with blue skies, clear views and a lovely atmosphere. I quickly set off on my own – and promptly took a small diversions, but it didn’t matter because it was so beautiful. I passed the inhabited farmstead where the man was already sending his yaks … Continue reading Luza -> Gokyo – beautiful mountain world and evening talks → Read more

14. April 2024     In the evening some rain had already fallen and in the morning you could see that the snow line was pretty close. But the sun was shining and I hurried off quickly and had a happy time in the mountain forest.             Can you see … Continue reading Phortse Thanga -> Luza – a little mountain happiness → Read more

11. – 13. April 2024     My new souvenir of the previous day’s event was a severe bacterial eye infection. Fluid was already leaking out of my eyes during the night and in the morning everything was sticky and festering. I could only look like through a veil. In Namche, a day of acclimatisation … Continue reading Namche Bazaar -> Phortsa Thanga – new plan → Read more

10. April 2024   I started the day thinking that I had a kind of “fighting day” ahead of me. And that’s how it turned out. It started off quite nicely: I was one of the first to set off and so I had a bit of peace and quiet for a while until the … Continue reading Phakding -> Namche Bazaar – the big drama → Read more

9. April 2024     This is a german cartoon by Islieb, which I really love. Erwartung = expectation, Enttäuschung = disappointment. Because I am so often disappointed by unfulfilled expectations. It’s usually only when I’m disappointed that I realise I have had expectations. And that’s what happened to me with several things on my first real … Continue reading Chheubas -> Phakding – disappointed expectations → Read more

7. + 8. April 2024     The start was scheduled for 3:30 and so I waited on time. The shared taxi arrived at 4.00 am and my guide Tenji was already in it. And then we drove through dark Kathmandu and picked up all the other passengers right outside their front doors. It became … Continue reading Kathmandu -> Chheubas – driving, first little dramas, walking → Read more

5. + 6. April 2024     In the morning, a view from the balcony – and then later I sat down in the office to talk a little more with the agency owner Ranjit. A serious yet funny man, he’s on the right of the picture. In the centre is Pema, the hotel owner … Continue reading Bhaktapur – german-speaking Nepalis and beautiful architecture → Read more

4. April 2024   When I visited Nepal for the first time in 2010, I lamented about the widespread use of wheeled suitcases. How can a country feel “far away” when the wheeled suitcases are already there? And now – I’ve packed one myself and taken it with me! And so that I can be … Continue reading Kathmandu – Water, Wind and Clouds → Read more