Manaslu Circuit: gallery
Every photo from the posts, in the order they appear. Select one to read the day it belongs to.
The Art of Failing to PackStairs to Swayambhu
The Art of Failing to PackView from Swayambhu
The Art of Failing to PackThe top of the stupa
The Art of Failing to PackMonkey & the eyes
The Art of Failing to PackPreening on the temple
The Art of Failing to PackShrine attached to the stupa
The Art of Failing to PackDurbar Square Scene
The Art of Failing to PackDurbar Square Scene
The Art of Failing to PackDurbar Square Scene
The Art of Failing to PackDurbar Square Scene
The Art of Failing to PackDurbar Square Scene
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to PackRandom Shrine on my walk
The Art of Failing to Pack13 days of gear; roughly 30 kilograms
Day 01View from my tea house for the night over the Budhi Gandaki. Note our path on the right side of the river.
Day 01The tea house we stayed in - I'm on the top floor, to the right. I'm told the internet I am using is related to the large dish
Day 01A very noisy neighbor that definitely won't wake me up early tomorrow
Day 02On the Manaslu Way
Day 02My cheerful porter
Day 02Yours truly, on the first suspension bridge
Day 02The first bit of the first landslide
Day 02The near-killer waterfall. I too thought ''meh how hard can it be?''.
Day 03Bridge and waterfall
Day 03Typical path
Day 03Yours truly, with a waterfall
Day 03Waterfall
Day 03Canna lilies on the way
Day 04Tiny little mushrooms
Day 04Nice smooth trail
Day 04Scenic path
Day 04Approximate stairs
Day 04Stairs
Day 04Stairs
Day 05Gumpa up on a hill
Day 05Shyala Monastery, Manaslu in the background
Day 05Stupa on the way
Day 05Lush forest
Day 05Leaving the conifers
Day 05Wheat fields; Lho
Day 05Wheat fields across the valley
Day 06The main monastery building we looked around
Day 06Bridge construction
Day 06The first Yak we bumped into
Day 06Stupa at the end of the valley
Day 06Yak near the gumpa
Day 06Light catching the valley as we climbed
Day 06The last suspension bridge
Day 07Birendra Lake, Manaslu Base Camp is to the right of the waterfall, at the top of the visible land
Day 07Main road & bridge between Samagaon and Samdo
Day 07Sherpa and his horse, Birendra Lake in the background
Day 08Manaslu's twin peaks. The left hand one is higher (and further back) at 8,163 m
Day 08This region of Nepal in a nutshell: yaks, mountains, prayer flags, mani stone walls
Day 08Yaks objecting to our passage
Day 08The scenery around halfway to Samdo
Day 08Cute little high altitude flowers seen during our acclimatization hike
Day 08The view of Samdo from our acclimatization hike
Day 08Some of the bigger yaks we encountered so far
Day 08Roughly halfway from Samdo to Dharmasala - changing terrain
Day 08Not far before Dharmasala with starker terrain
Day 08Our Dharmasala camp
Day 10A lake on our path about 20 minutes before sunrise
Day 10A surprise 6km high mountain appears in the mist
Day 10Mist lifts to reveal its nearby
Day 10Rugged peaks near the Larkya La
Day 10Contrary to expectations, mules were at the peak
Day 105100m sign
Day 10Yours truly near the top of Larkya La Pass
Day 11The scenery as we entered the Annapurna region
Day 11One of the landslides we crossed
Day 11Miles of switchbacks
Day 11Views onto Manaslu from our hike
Day 11Rhododendrons, the national flower of Nepal
Day 11Hecklers on the trail
Day 11My nemesis. Mud
Day 11My other nemesis. Nepali trail construction
Day 12Morning mountain views on the trail
Day 12Always more stairs
Day 12The last suspension bridge
Day 12The very capable Mahindra Bolero
Day 12One of the countless waterfalls on the road
Day 12Light mud on the way down the valley
Day 12The road down the valley edge