It’s the last day of the year and I am at this incredible place in the himalaya at the Annapurna Base Camp! I get up early to enjoy the mountains at night with all the stars you never get to see in towns. There is no better place to put things into perspective, reflecting on the…
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ABC: Bamboo – Annapurna Basecamp | Dec. 30, 2015
At 6.30am breakfast is ready and served. First time that this happens on the trail! Usually I wait around 15-30minutes. I was in the bed for 12h, sleeping, reading, listening to music and got a good rest. It takes me quite some time to warm up and get a good pace again. The first 50min…
ABC: Tadapani – Bamboo | Dec. 29, 2015
A good night of sleep, a beautiful sunraise and a delicious breakfast with Gundruk bread, apple jam, omelett and I am ready me for another hiking day. Starting at 7h30, I follow the trail downhill in a beautiful rainforest. The birds are singing and I can again really enjoy the hike and the nature. Hiking…
AC: Ghorepani – Tadapani + Poon Hill | Dec. 28, 2015
Poon Hill Ghorepani is like the “base camp” for walks up to Poon Hill – which is famous for the beautiful lit mountains at sunrise. It’s as touristy as it sounds and even in off season it was very busy. Compared to the small amount of hikers on the Annapurna Circuit in winter, the area around Ghorepani…
AC: Dana – Ghorepani | Dec. 28, 2016
My knee still hurts in the morning from the many stairs we took the day before. Lacking alternatives (no jeep to Ghorepani), I decide to continue to hike. After the first 90 minutes a highlight awaits us anyway: the hot springs of Tatopani (which means Hot Water). We soak ourselves in the pool for 20-30minutes,…
AC: Tukuche – Dana | Dec. 26, 2015
I am free! Incredible that I feel so free without my guide… that was definitely a lesson learnt for me – I am not done for hiking with a guide (especially not this one) on my own. Mirke and I started early again but have to hike for a few hours at the “wrong” side…
AC: Kagbeni – Tukuche | Dec. 25, 2015
What a day! I hiked river beds, almost lost my guide, did some big apple shopping, hiked a lot, had a beautiful detour and big fight, was very happy to have a friend with me, almost got lost with my guide, had to send my guide home. We start from Kagbeni (2810m) early at 7am to…
AC: Chame to Ghyaru | Dec. 17, 2015
A bad morning, my eyes are completely swollen, I am tired and my nose is bleeding… But I am starting anyway at 7h30 and already in Chame I meet another hiker, Amog from India with his guide. It’s again a beautiful day and the sun is shining and it’s nice to talk to someone for…
AC: Tal to Chame | Dec. 16, 2015
I love that it is so easy to sleep in the mountains after a good day of exercice! Usually I am a very “difficult sleeper”, meaning I have a lot of troubles falling asleep, laying in my bed for hours still awake. But during the whole trip I seem to be tired enough (if not…
AC: Bhulbhule to Tal | Dec. 15, 2015
I want to start early and ordered breakfast for 6.30h even though my guide said it’s too early, too cold… Breakfast is ready at 6h45 and I enjoy porridge with bananas and a view on the mountains! What a great start into the day. I can’t wait to start walking so I am leaving ahead of…
Starting the Annapurna Circuit | December 14, 2015
7am is starting time, my guide is already waiting in the lobby. We take a taxi to the local bus station (500 NRS and I am still thinking it was too expensive – never count on a guide to negotiate even if he is pretending!). And then we patiently wait until the local minibus gets…
One day in Kathmandu | December 13, 2015
Getting a good night of sleep night in Thamel ist not easy – if you cannot stand noise! I am already looking forward to the quietness of the mountains. But before a full day in Kathmandu awaits me. The day starts in a hiking agency. Initially just for a bus ticket – I have decided…
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