Annapurna Circuit Trek Year 2018

Landed at kathmandu with a dream in my backpack...

Trekking in Himalayas is always a dream to all sahyadri lovers… It's a different level of experience and all my fellow trekkers from Mumbai will agree to this…

ना कोई उलझन मन में
ना कोई बेडी पैरों में
इक चाह अनजान राह की
इक पुकार उस पार की

Happiness is meeting your people in your rootland....

Beauty of Nepal reflects on the beautiful Nepali faces…

हर एक से हाथ मिलाते चले
अपने पराये का भेद मिटाते चले
मिलना बिछडना दस्तूर जिंदगी का
मिठी यादो के फसाने बनाते चले

Visit to Nepal Tourism Board at Kathmandu.

If you are planning for Annapurna circuit or base camp trek. You need to follow rules of NTB ( Nepal Tourism Board) and get permit before u start trek.

There are 2 forms for Annapurna circuit trek
1. TIMS ( Trekkers Information Management System )
2. Annapurna Conservation Area permit
This is must to do things as trekking in Himalaya are pleasant at the same time it is risky and these little effort will help to get help to you in any worst case.

Anyways the authorities will not allow u to enter ACA if you don't have permit 😜.

They charge Neplease Rupees 600/- and 226/- for it. ( fees mentioned is for SAARC Countries) for other countries its little high. You don't need permit if you are Nepali citizen.

Nepal is the only place where you can see the religious blend of Hinduism and Buddhism.

The people here have equal faith in both religion. Other then lord buddha a popular deity "Bhairava" is worshiped by both Hindus and Buddhist in Nepal. "Bhairava" is form of "Shiva" as per Hindus and is "Yamantaka" as per Buddhism.

& Vedanti within me 👉

The place where you realise everything around in your vision is you yet you are nothing.

आरंभ से अंत तक सब शिव हैं ।

We took mini bus from Kathmandu to Basisahar , its 5 hrs road journey. From there local jeep travel for 5 more hrs. Roads are amazing नाना , नानी और उनका पूरा खानदान याद आयेगा 😆.

Basisahar - Altitude : 760 mtr
Chaymche - Altitude : 1370 mtr

I missed the route and its beauty as it was bus travel as I have motion sickness but I managed it , my friends were worried about my trip. Here I am back home without single उल्टी 😁.

रास्तों से यारी क्या कर ली
बेवफ़ाई का इल्जाम लगा दिया
कोई मंज़िल से भी पूछे जरा
बता अपने आशिकों की फ़ेहरिस्त

Location : Lamjung district ( Besisahar to Chaymche route)

The morning view from the window makes you forget the pain and discomfort of the last day and you are fresh again.

" दिवार में एक खिड़की रहती थी "
विनोद कुमार शुक्ल जी की कहानी में जो खिड़की थी वो ऐसी ही रही होगी, इतनी ही जादूई, रहस्यमयी ।
हमारी आनेवाली अधिकतर सुबह सूरज ऐसी ही खिड़कियों पर आया करता था ।

Location : Lamjung district ( Chaymche )

Far far away we can see माछापुच्छ्रे (  Fishtail Mountain ) during long walk.

😍😍 Mountains are love ! 😍😍

"Dhukurpokhari" Somewhere before Pisang.

& the trail starts from here.

चुनौतियों की शुरुआत और चारों ओर सुंदरता, अजब मेल हैं ना ?

Location :
Upper Pisang route to Ghyaru
Halt
Ghyaru to Nagwal

Again
A beautiful morning 😍
Ngawal Village , Manang District 🇳🇵

Location :
Ngawal to Manang
Halt
Manag  to khangsar

Day started with beautiful morning at Nagwal.
We had little argument cum discussion a night before and concluded to stick to original plan and continue to trek next day early morning.
Our trek leader was very strict, He made us complete the trek in time and it was real task to trek at night for so long, and it was worth.

"སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས"
"Om mani padme hum"
"ॐ मणिपद्मे हूँ"

Years after leh trip, once again, I got chance to get close to Buddhist philosophy and Mani Mantra. You can see Mani mantra carved on stones, written on mountain, Mani mantra playing in restaurants, Mani wheels placed in villages. Entire atmosphere is coloured with a sound of peace giving mani mantra.

Mani mantra is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.
Source - Wikipedia

मणि मंत्र तयह तिब्बती बौद्ध धर्म का मूल मंत्र है । जो करुणा के बोधिसत्व अवलोकितेश्वर को समर्पित हैं। बौद्ध कथाओं के अनुसार अवलोकितेश्वर अपनी असीम करुणा में कोई भी रूप धारण कर के किसी दुखी प्राणी की सहायता के लिए आ सकते हैं। .
संदर्भ - विकिपीडिया

क्या खोज रहे तुम राही ?
बाट तुम्हारी जन्मों की,
राह तुम्हारी कठिन,
माटी का चोला कब तक संभले,
पल दो पल या इक छिन !

Bhakra Village , Manang District

At bhakra village, we met a monk he told us about the Vajrapani bodhisattva, the statue is placed at bhakra. Vajrapani bodhisattva represent the power of buddha and is protector as per buddhism.

Manang Village
Manang District
Altitude : 3540 mtr

जो चलाकी और कपट के गुरो से अछुता मन है ।
वो कागज के जहाजो से आसमाँ छुता बचपन है ।

Met Aman and Rahul , young faces with hope and dream of better world smiling in manang village.

There is government health post in manang village and unlike most remote govt health post here doctor is available.

The attraction was Tilicho lake

Khangsar
Shree kharka
Tilicho Base camp

Trek started with jungle route and we crossed the narrow & windy landslide trail to tilicho base camp. This part of trek is really difficult but we like landslide trails 😜. .

रास्तों से प्यार निभाने दो हमें ,
की नहीं पहुँचना मंज़िल तक ।

We left our extra baggage at shree kharka and continued trek to tilicho base camp. Stay at village is pretty good.

Himalayan Yak at Tilicho Lake base camp.

Himalayan Yak at Tilicho Lake base camp.

Location : Tilicho Lake
Altitude : 4919 mtr

कहते थे, बावरे है ! विरानो मे न जाने क्या पाते है ?
जन्नत छुपा रखी थी किसी ने, समेट लिया बावरो ने ।

Heaven on earth ! .

अद्भुत !

One with flag.

Back to main trek route

Shree Kharka to Yak Kharka
Halt
Yak Kharka to Ledar .

From last few days we were following a fixed schedule
Walk - Eat - Sleep & Repeat 😉
So we started trek after breakfast from Shree Kharka to Yak Kharka and ended the day at Ledar.
And a birthday celebration in Himalayas.

Life is not easy on mountains.

Ledar to Thorang Phedi
Halt
Thorang Phedi to Thorang Highcamp

Altitude : 4880 Mtr

Walking in cold desert, crossing valley, suspension bridges after all we finally reached high camp (Thorong high camp), one of the best point in Annapurna circuit. From here u can enjoy the view of Annapurna III and Gangapurna range.
Weather was freezing cold at High camp.

Thorong Highcamp to Thorong La Pass
Happy soul
Thorong La Pass to Muktinath

Altitude : 5416 Mtr

Because Mountains are Love 😍
⛰️ Unexplainable feeling ⛰️

Location : Muktinath

End of amazing trek. After a night rest in village we took Jeep and then bus to Pokhara with lifetime memory.

Location : Lake side Phokhara

गंध बिसराई
मिट्टी बन मैंने
मेरी होनी निभाई.

✍️ गीता शाही