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Days
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Day 7 : Having fun
on the trek after being dubbed "The Great One". My left knee started
to hurt after several days of trekking and had to be bandaged. Subas found
me a stick which I started using from Chhomrong until the end of the trek.
Walking sticks help but are really not necessary for this trek. |
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Mountain
goats put out to forage for food along the steep hills. Remember to always
give way to animals (domesticated or otherwise) while on the trek. |
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Day
8 : On the trail from Dovan to MBC. This trek was one of the longest stretches
in our interinary and all of us were spent by the time we reached base camp
late in the afternoon. The latter part of the trail was constantly under
cloud cover. That's 1Chee waltzing steadily. |
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All squeezed
up into a room for added warmth in our room in Dovan. It was raining that
night, then it stopped for a while and started raining hail. That was the
only night it rained on our entire trip. Rooms are very basic and you sometimes
find holes in the walls, so ladies, watch out! Dovan has electric power. |
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Another
view of the trail to MBC. A shorter stretch to MBC will be to spend a night
at Himalaya Hotel instead of at Dovan, which we did. |
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Only at
the halfway point (I think) to MBC - our luggage rolled down a hill when
our porters stopped for a rest here. Luckily, nothing was damaged. |
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Closeup
view of the team at the same location as the previous picture. Don't we
all looked good? Subas is at the lower left, peering over his shoulder at
us, always watchful about our safety. |
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Standing
on still un-melted packed snow from last season. They'll be snowfall during
the winter months starting from Dec, so plan your trek accordingly as it
gets quite trecherous during these periods. |
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Up amongst
the clouds & what a feeling - cold! |
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