9. March 2023     I woke up. It was very cold in the room. There was brightness through the curtains. I opened them: yaaaaa! Sunshine! High snow-covered mountains! I jumped out of bed, looked here and there, ate my breakfast, shouldered my backpack and started walking. Actually, maps.me doesn’t need it for orientation – and … Continue reading Chame -> Upper Pisang – Walking on Sunshine → Read more

8. March 2023   I had stuffed my small backpack full in the hope that it would be exactly the things I would need for a longer trekking time in the Annapurna region. What I would do there was not really planned, I wanted to decide every day how I would feel and where I … Continue reading Pokhara -> Chame – Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram → Read more

6. + 7. March 2023   Funnily enough, I often thought of this hippie era in Kathmandu and on the way to Pokhara as well. And I wondered if this looked similar to Dal Lake in Srinagar? And then I thought I’d give these blogposts all song line headings. So here’s something from Scott McKenzie’s … Continue reading Pokhara – Flowers in your hair → Read more

3. – 5. March 2023   I hardly know a city whose name I find more beautiful and which is so difficult for me to access. Or rather, I now think: it’s zero fun to drive through by car, I don’t find anything to tempt me to get out and wander around. But there is … Continue reading Kathmandu – put me on a breeze → Read more

4. March 2023   It was a bit strange to write blog about my time in Ladakh as it was my 8th time there in winter. Usually there is more of a narrative need when something is new and I think others might be interested in my info too. But now I suspect that many … Continue reading Ladakh in winter – Afterthoughts → Read more

28. February to 2. March 2023   After the winter in Ladakh, I flew to Delhi in spring and spent 3 days there before getting back to the airport for a plane to Kathmandu. It felt strange to walk around outside without a massive amount of clothes on. So light. But getting used to it … Continue reading Delhi – Spring, Park and Meetings → Read more

February 2023   I spent a relatively large amount of time in Leh. I met a lot of people – and that’s still the easiest thing to do it there. And I had wonderful accommodation with Sonam at the Jig Gyas. She is a very caring dear woman, though she also has a job where … Continue reading Leh – and a Shey-trip → Read more

27. February 2023   I was in Nepal for 3 weeks in 2010 to see how it differs from Ladakh. I did the Langtang trek including the Tsergo Ri climb and found it too crowded compared to the Ladakh treks. I also didn’t quite see the “overwhelming difference” in the mountains compared to the Alps, … Continue reading Nepal – before the trip → Read more

23. February 2023   We turned off the Indus road behind Khaltse and drove through the Moonvalley, through Lamayuru to Atitse. I only knew Atitse as a road sign a few kilometres after Lamayuru – there should be a monastery there. We drove higher and higher in a side valley and there it was: at … Continue reading Lamayuru – Memories, Atitse and Moonvalley → Read more

22. + 23. February 2023   First, a few words about the Sham Valley. This is the name of the cluster of villages parallel to the Indus River between Likir and Tingmosgang. They are connected by small passes, where you used to be able to do the so-called baby trek. I did that in 1993 … Continue reading Sham Valley Trip – Ulley, Road and much Landscape → Read more