19. March 2023     I didn’t like anymore. While I wasn’t really freezing all the time, I didn’t like wearing a woollen cap so much anymore, looking for warmth, jumping around shivering on cold ground after warm drip showers. I didn’t really like the scenery, which was perhaps due to my expectations. I didn’t like … Continue reading Marpha -> Pokhara – We ‘re on a Road to Paradise → Read more

18. March 2023   Kagbeni is nicely situated on Kali Gandaki, about 500 people live there, it is considered one of the oldest places in the Himalayas and has an old part of town where it is good to walk around. However, it’s quite small and you get through it relatively quickly. But we had … Continue reading Kagbeni -> Marpha – Wait in the Arms of the Cold Cold Ground → Read more

17. March 2023     What another lucky woman I was! I woke up and saw the blue sky and the laughing sun again – and also the snow-sugared ground. There was already a lot of activity in the direction of the temple. I quickly had breakfast, shouldered my backpack and set off for one … Continue reading Muktinath -> Kagbeni – Guten Morgen Sonnenschein → Read more

16. March 2023     There was a surprise for breakfast: I wouldn’t be staying here alone after all. Half of a couple had diarrhoea and vomiting and didn’t want to take a bus for several hours. But apart from that, everyone had really left and it was strange at first to be alone again. … Continue reading Muktinath – so let the wind cross your ash thoughts → Read more

15. March 2023     It’s really crazy how the altitude plays with my psyche at night. I was already on the verge of wanting to go down again. But then the alarm rang, I slipped into almost all my clothes (3 layers on legs, 5 layers on top), got a coffee – and calmed … Continue reading High Camp -> Muktinath – Deep into the Mountain Sound → Read more

14. March 2023     It is always a miracle what effects getting up and drinking coffee can have. After my desolate night with many doubts, I dragged myself to breakfast – and everything was fine again. The headache subsided, the porridge tasted good, my mood lifted. The landscape was only slightly snow-sugared, the sky … Continue reading Ledar -> High Camp – Last Christmas → Read more

13. March 2023 The evening before, there were guides who had an oximeter with them: my oxygen levels were good. Talk with the lodge owner: porter to the end point Muktinath costs too much money, he advises one to the pass. Tilicho Lake was dead for me – sounded too unattractive with snow. And I … Continue reading Manang -> Ledar – Denn das Leben ist nicht morgen sondern jetzt → Read more

12. March 2023   As the many metres of altitude the day before were not without strain and I had not yet seen the monastery, I thought a restful day was a good idea. Manang was only about 3 km away and a bit higher. So after breakfast I went to the monastery. It is … Continue reading Bhraka -> Manang – Sittin’ when the Evenin’ comes → Read more

11. March 2023   For acclimatisation, it is good to take a little time and go to higher altitudes, especially during the day. I had read about Ice Lake in a blog as a great highlight anyway. And so I set off on the trail, which was well signposted and marked. First I went through … Continue reading Ice Lake – Arrabi el Arabe → Read more

10. March 2023     Yay – blue skies and sunshine again! I actually thought I had 8,000 m in front of me, but then I looked at the map again: this peak of Annapurna II is “only” 7,937m high. But an avalanche came thundering down in a very exciting way. It looks thrilling, on … Continue reading Upper Pisang -> Bhraka – (Wo)Man in Love → Read more