Kagbeni to Muktinah (altitude 3,700m).
Leaving the valley floor immediately after breakfast and heading up all morning, the garmin read 800m of ascent, 6m of descent. A lovely climb scrabbling up a jeep track, rough and loose surface but never too steep to have to push, working hard all the time but plenty of photo stops to admire the massive peaks all around us. Into Muktinah by lunchtime for a lunch of yak burger and chips before a free afternoon to wander around town and the local monastery where I built a little cairn on the side of the mountain, thinking of family and friends back home.
Not quite sure what the plan is from here, its now one day at a time - the main issue seems to be that since the disaster a couple of weeks back because the other side of the pass is closed (for recovery of bodies etc) then as no-one is coming over the top to our side then the villages further up our side have closed up shop (no business etc), so even though we can go further up the pass there is nowhere to stay. We are all keen to keep going as conditions are lovely, but what will be will be. Yak steak tonight for tea, yum.
Leaving the valley floor immediately after breakfast and heading up all morning, the garmin read 800m of ascent, 6m of descent. A lovely climb scrabbling up a jeep track, rough and loose surface but never too steep to have to push, working hard all the time but plenty of photo stops to admire the massive peaks all around us. Into Muktinah by lunchtime for a lunch of yak burger and chips before a free afternoon to wander around town and the local monastery where I built a little cairn on the side of the mountain, thinking of family and friends back home.
Not quite sure what the plan is from here, its now one day at a time - the main issue seems to be that since the disaster a couple of weeks back because the other side of the pass is closed (for recovery of bodies etc) then as no-one is coming over the top to our side then the villages further up our side have closed up shop (no business etc), so even though we can go further up the pass there is nowhere to stay. We are all keen to keep going as conditions are lovely, but what will be will be. Yak steak tonight for tea, yum.
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