26. + 27. April 2024 After the trek I spent 2 days in Kathmandu, then made a trip to Chitwan and spent more time in Kathmandu and then flew home. The Kathmandu times get a blogpost together, here I write about the Chitwan trip. Chitwan has a national park, founded in 1973 … Continue reading Chitwan – spotting Animals Read more
19. – 22. April 2024 We had thought that it was best to cross the bridge before or after all the traffic. I was in favour of before, because I assumed there would be no wind. So we set off again at dawn at 5.30am. However, I was wrong early on: the horse-drawn … Continue reading Namche Bazaar -> Phaplu – the trek comes to an end Read more
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