Nepal on foot: mornings in tea houses, afternoons on stone steps, and the slow gain of altitude. The day reports below are chronological field notes — useful if you are planning a similar line, and readable if you are not.
Annapurna
Annapurna
Trekking diary from the Annapurna region — daily posts from the trail with altitude, tea houses, and the rhythm of walking in the Himalaya.
Stages on this trail
Coordinates from each stage’s frontmatter.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 2
Annapurna trek day 2 — awkward sleep in a tea house, a lighter camera kit, and a muted sunrise before easier miles and river crossings.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 1
After about an hour of bouncing along the roads, once we’d managed to make it out of Kathmandu, we got our first proper glance at the Himalayas. They are, in a word, breathtaking.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 3
Annapurna trek day 3 — a rough climb after a lens-cleaning disaster in the porter bag.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 4
Annapurna trek day 4 — another early start for sunrise, picking a terrace spot as the group wakes up.
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