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The Annapurna Circuit Hike

The Annapurna Circuit   Length: 17 Day Trek / 22 day trip including Kathmandu and Pokhara Difficulty: Difficult – due to extreme altitudes and distance Max. Altitude: 5,416 m /17,769 ft Avg. Altitude: 3,000...

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Annapurna Journal

A word for word transcription of my trail journal entries    TRIP ITINERARY May 11 Arrived in Kathmandu at 7:30 PM May 12 Meet with Thamserku Trekking Company (The  leading adventure travel company in Nepal)...

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DAY 3 – Ngadi to Syange

From the dawn of mankind, the human male has been driven by a survival instinct to assert his superiority over other males. All the while, the female of the species stood by…laughing.      -Irene...

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DAY 4 – Syange to Tal

Billy awoke feeling better today and we headed off to Tal. Good grief! the route map had a section labeled “long, hot hill.” Really…it’s labeled like that on the map! What it doesn’t tell...

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About Us

Hi! I’m Irene and I’ve been living and playing in Alaska for over 25 years with my husband Bill. He’s the one featured in webpage header dressed in his drysuit and looking out at...

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DAY 7 – Bratang to Pisang

    Last night was interesting. Around 1am we were awakened by what sounded like 2 rifle shots in succession. Naturally, my husband the life member of “conspiracy theorists anonymous”, immediately went into Army...

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