rocketqueenmch will eat healthily
15 days!
2 months ago
going to trek the annapurna sanctuary in 15 days! Excited :)
How to hike the annapurna circuit
It made me 
"worth it and amazing"
How I did it: 1) book the plane ticket.
2) select the course. This could be tricky, so make sure you read up and do your homework. I purchsed a great travel guide book specifically on annapurna and it was helpful with lots of information. This helps you to pick up your course.
3) don't overpack. Well, you could always overpack and leave stuff behind in Pokhara before your hike but if you could, leave all the extra tshirts and pants. you really don't need more than 3 of anything.
4) you need at least some sort of a fitness if you intend t enjoy the trip.
Lessons & tips: good trail shoe, don't buy expensive walking sticks, and most importantly, you only need 3 tshirts and 2 pants and that's enough.
Resources: the trailblazer book on hiking in the annapurna region was a massive help.
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rocketqueenmch will eat healthily
tentatively october
8 months ago
Going with a colleague for 18 days. Havent booked anything yet so its still tentative.
The best thing I've ever done
2 years ago
...was trekking up to annapurna base camp.
If it’s one of your goals – make it your top priority.
Wonderful scenery, inspiring people with mindfulness and dignity. Nepal is a beautiful country – don’t be put off by the political situation, I went when the uk and us governments advised against travel to the area – fewer travellers was great for me but not so good for the Nepali economy.
Best times to go are around December or April.
Namaste!
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4 years ago
Thanks nan for the idea, backpacking in the Himalaya is something I have always dreamt of since childhood. Since another dream from my childhood, hiking in the Canadian Rockies, has come true, maybe I have a chance also for this one…
The Annapurna Circuit is the popular name for a 300 kilometre trek in Nepal around the Annapurna mountain range in the Himalayas. The trek reaches an altitude of 5,300 metres on the Thorung La pass, touching the edge of the fabled Tibetan plateau. The magnificent mountain scenery, seen at close quarters includes Annapurna 8,091 metres which was the first 8,000 metre peak to be climbed, the magnificent ice pyramid Dhauligiri 8,167 metres, once the home of the legendary Buddhist guru Padmasamba, and Machhupuchhare 6,993 metres, considered by many to be the most beautiful mountain in the world.
