In order not to get confused by the names and dates, in this post I publish a summary table. Where and when we were, how far we went, what we saw. From here, later, I will make links to a detailed description of each day of travel in Nepal.For starters, some statistics: in 33 days of travel, we covered 368 kilometers on foot and 14,621 kilometers in various vehicles.The table turned out to be just gigantic, be patient if you plan to view it in full.
Day | Route section | Events of the day | Kilometers | Photo |
01 | Kyiv, Boryspil, Sharjah | heavy backpack, plane, trekking colleagues, travelers’ sex life, long nights at the airport | car 40 km, plane 3800 km | |
02 | Sharjah, Kathmandu, Thamel | document photo, obtaining a visa, Nepalese taxi drivers, obtaining permits, returning to a fairy tale, bus tickets | airplane 3200 km, taxi 5 km, walk 4 km | |
03 | Kathmandu, Besisahar, Bhulbhule | Nepalese coffee in the morning, riding different buses all day, rafting, missed a stop, rooftop ride, first lodge. | bus 160 km in 13 hours | |
04 | Bhulbhule, Bahundanda, Syanj | beginning of the trek, up the river, jungle all around, schoolchildren singing, overnight at the waterfall, hot shower, moon over the Himalayas | 17 km walk in 8 hours | |
05 | Siange, Jagat, Tal | road builders, soldiers on the pass, first cold evening, gathering in the canteen | 17 km in 9 hours | |
06 | Tal, Dharapani, Danagyu td> | towards the caravan, turning to Manaslu, a short radial into a broad-leaved forest, a young chef, huge windows in the room, a sore throat | 14 km in 6 hours, radial 2.6 km in 1.5 hours | |
07 | Danagyu, Temang, Chame | cold morning, coniferous forest, Annapurna view, agricultural work, horns and hooves, cottage with socket, evening radial on the plateau, shopping, cheap equipment, chatty British | 12 km in 5 hours, radial 4 km in 2 hours | |
08 | Chame, Bratang, Lower Pisang a> | Gate of Paradise, a flat valley with pine trees, a stuffed vulture, a lodge with a ladder, the first yaks, an evening radial ride to the monastery in Upper Pisang | 16 km in 5.5 hours, radial 2.5 km in 2 hours | |
09 | Lower Pisang, Humde, Braga | shiny Annapurna, rocky wastelands, Nepalese baby, airport, mighty Russians, me on sick leave, evening radial to an old village | 13km in 5h, radial 2km in 1.5h | |
10 | Braga, Ice Lake Quecho, Braga | Radial for the whole day, hard to walk, we are overtaken, lifeless yaks, ringing lake, downhill | radial 12.5 km in 8 hours | |
11 | Braga, Manang, Khangasar | pharmacy and grocery shopping, glacial lake, confluence of rivers, Russian girls, Crimean junipers, lunch on the roof, American Ukrainians from Israel | 9.5km in 4.5h, radial 1.5km in 1h | |
12 | Khangsar, Tilicho Base Camp (BLT) | ice gorges, dragon’s teeth, giant sycamore, cunning Mexicans, international feast on alcohol, Moscow yogi, cold overnight | 10 km in 5 hours | |
13 | BLT, Lake Tilicho, BLT, Hangsar | difficult crossing, wild sheep, endless ascent, heavy legs, snow all around, real icebergs, downhill, tasteless porridge, doping through loose-leaf | radial 11 km in 7h, to Hangsar – 9 km in 3h | |
14 | Khangsar, Yak-Kharka, Ledar | abandoned pastures, a fork at the top, again on the big path, a long search for a place to sleep | 11 km in 6h | |
15 | Ledar, Thorong Phedi, High Camp | very early start, cold feet, shadow race, cozy dining room, panoramic hill, gatherings before the assault | 7 km in 4 hours | |
16 | Hi Camp, Thorong La Pass, Muktinath | early start, string of lights, abandoned lodge, twilight bridge, pass euphoria, slip, holy place, Bob Marley and drag queens | 13km in 7h, radial 2km in 1.5h | |
17 | Muktinath, Kagbeni, Jomsom | late autumn, low clouds, desert, Nepalese McDonald’s, road to Mustang kingdom, rain, teapot price, weather forecast | 20 km in 6h | |
18 | Jomsom, Marfa, Tukuche, Tatopani | rumpled sheep, planes, endless river, black earth, bus, jeep, palm trees again, evening in the bath | on foot – 17 km in 6h, bus and jeep – 28 km in 3h | |
19 | Tatopani | day out, overripe tangerines, shopping, boiled feathers, school, evening swim | radial 4 km in 3h | |
20 | Tatopani, Shikha, Gorepani | track again, green fields, apricot blossoms, rhododendron forest, Annapurna sunset, in the cloud | 16 km in 9h | |
21 | Ghorepani, Tadapani, Chomrong | like the sea, endless steps, lunch overlooking Machapuchare, monkeys, a quiet evening in the countryside | 20km in 10.5h | |
22 | Chomrong, Bamboo, Himalaya Hotel | potatoes, wet jungle, slope of a thousand streams, rain | 15 km in 8h | |
23 | Himalaya Hotel, Annapurna Base Camp, Himalaya Hotel, Bambu, Chomrong | very early start, in darkness and fog, breath of glaciers, flaming wall, downhill, walking all the way | 34 km in 15 hours | |
24 | Chomrong, Naya Pool, Pokhara | towards beginners, harvesting, bus to Pokhara, supermarket, hotel search | walk 24km in 8.5hrs, bus 27km in 2hrs | |
25 | Pokhara | passport office, boat ride, paragliding, kukri knife, luxury restaurant | on foot 5km in 3h, by boat 6km in 3h | |
26 | Pokhara, Chitwan | cramped bus, cab attack, village walk, elephant candy | bus 120km in 5h, walk 3.5km in 2h | |
27 | Chitwan | foggy morning, canoe with crocodiles, outing into the jungle, on elephants in the reserve, museum, evening of folk dances. | ||
28 | Chitwan, Kathmandu | the whole day on the bus, market near the road, GPS search in the city | bus 130km in 6.5h, walk 2km in 1h | |
29 | Bhaktapur | morning capital, Nepalese traffic jams, museum navigation, square mandala, sacred river, piglets, royal square, pottery quarter, cold restaurant | bus 40km in 4.5h, walk 10km in 5h | |
30 | Patan | cold morning, taxi, Korean delegation, golden temple, royal square #2, scavengers, crematorium, deer park, Nepalese wedding, around the stupa, search for equipment, dinner at the candy shop | taxi 18km in 2h, walk 9km in 8h | |
31 | Kathmandu | Old Town, Dentist Street, Bypassing the Ticket Office, Goddess House, Electronics Avenue, Monkey Temple, Clip Shooting, Souvenir Shopping | taxi 7km in 1.5h, walk 6km in 3h | |
32 | Kathmandu, Sharjah | morning shopping, luggage packing, Himalayas overboard, over the desert, skip to the airport, Ukrainian Indian wedding, comfortable night | airplane 3200 km | |
33 | Sharjah, Kyiv | pager from a pizzeria, safety issue, Elbrus, Sochi, clouds over Kyiv | airplane 3800 km, car 40 km |