Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Kathmandu to Chame

Tom on the Annapurna Circuit.
Arrived at Kathmandu after ~34 hours of travel. Getting through immigration/customs is a very different experience than that of the US.  After a quick tour of Thamel in Kathmandu, we headed out for the trek.  The scenery is absolutely beautiful.  The mountains are just stunning in their size.  We're starting to get higher up now, so the nights are getting colder.  Tonight we are staying in Chame, which is one of the larger town we've passed through.  Met a lot of interesting people from all over the world.  Surprisingly, we don't pass too many trekkers on the trail, it's mostly locals.  It's really interesting to see the daily lives of the Nepal people.  Everything is manual labor, and it's amazing to see women who must be in their 70's carry heavy packs up the mountain.

Pisang Himal behind Tal.

1 comment:

  1. Awesome pics Ryan! I hope your flight went well and that everything I told you about the airline still holds true.
    Those 70 year old women would do damage to some of our WODS :)
    I can't wait to see more pics and hear about your adventures! Stay safe everyone!

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