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| All of Chad's stuff after he arrived. |
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Mike and Chad in the hotel during a blackout. |
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| Filling out the required forms for permits to go on the Annapurna trek. |
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Mike and Chad leaving our meeting with our guide and porter. |
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| Bethany, Andrea and Chad walking down the street in Katmandu. |
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Breakfast before we set out. Yoghurt, Fruit, Mueseli and Honey. |
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| Waiting for the bus to take us to the start of the trek. As you can see, Chad has a slight height advantage over the native Nepalese people. |
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Everyone before the start of the bus ride - Andrea, Blaine, Bethany, Chad, Mike |
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| As you can see, most things in Nepal weren't made for a guy Chad's size. The bus doesn't even come up to his shoulder height. |
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Andrea, Mike and Chad enjoying lunch on the bus ride. |
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| And what's for lunch? Dal Bhat - Rice, Lentils and Potato Curry. 22 out of 24 million Nepalese people eat this meal twice a day. |
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Mike telling Chad some sort of story involving an innuendo while we eat dinner at our first night on the trail. |
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| Bethany, Mike and Chad heading up a steep hill on the first day. Note the porters behind us and how much stuff they're carrying! |
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Traffic Jam on the Trail. |
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| Mike carrying Chad's bag due to him getting dehydrated. |
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Mike carrying Chad's bag and Bethany. |
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| Andrea and Bethany. |
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And we thought our packs were heavy. |
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| Tal - first night stop. |
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Entrance into Tal. |
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| Lunch Stop. |
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First good day of mountain peaks. |
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| Pagoda along the trek. |
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Step aside for donkey express. |
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| Buckwheat field along trek. |
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Mike and Blaine in the start of snow.. |
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| Inn we stayed at in Koto. |
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Views from Koto. |
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| A good excuse for a rest. |
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Chad att Ghyaru - 12,041 ft - a vertical climb. |
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| Views from Ghyaru. |
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Breathtaking and breathless at
12,041 ft. |
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| Leaving upper Pisang - 10,500 ft. |
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Pumping water - a lot of water. |
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| So much for local cuisine - Chad and his pringles. |
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Monastery at Bryaga. |
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| Try not to get too excited - Inn at Broga - 11,319 ft. |
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Ice Lake Hike - Fresh Snow. |
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| Hiking at 4,000 meters. |
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Ice Lake - our goal. |
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| We made it. |
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Hiking down. |
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| It's Chad, the ninja photographer. |
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Day 6 - HIking. |
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| Andrea checking out the mountain goat. |
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Such an effort. |
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| Yak Karka. |
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Fresh Snow. |
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| On our hike to Thorung Phedi. |
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Snow Cap Mountains. |
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| Spotless. |
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Our Altitude. |
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| Hike up to high base camp. |
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Incredible views at high base camp. |
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| More insane scenery on our way to high camp. |
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High camp peaks. |
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| Room at Thorung Pedi. |
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Sunrise over peaks. |
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| Hiking up to Thorung La Pass. |
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Our snowy trail. |
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| Yaks at the first stop. |
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We made it! |
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| Mike and Chad at the pass. |
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Andrea and Mike at 17,769 ft. |
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| Muktinah. |
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Towns of Jharkot. |
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| Jharkot. |
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Holy Shower. |
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| Views from hike to Kagbeni. |
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Isnt it cute - a flea infested baby sheep. |
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| Kagbeni. |
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Local Woman at Kagbeni. |
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| No copyright laws in Nepal. |
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Rooftop view at Kagbeni. |
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| Movie theatre in Kagbeni. |
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Boulder that crashed into the wall on the way to Jomsom. |
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| Political Rally in Jomsom. |
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Chad and Mike kicking rocks down the hillside into the river below. |
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| Eating dinner in along the way to Ghorapani. |
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Playing Canasta later that night after the power went out. |
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| The group celebrating the end of the trail with rum and cokes. |
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Anish watches as Chad pumps water after a long thirsty descent. |
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| The very hot, crowded, sweaty bus ride to Pokhara. |
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Dominating breakfast at Mike's Breakfast in Pokhara. |
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| Men in Nepal like to get real close to one another, even just as friends. It's quite normal to see them draped all over one another or holding hands while walking down the street. |
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Trying to catch some sleep on the 5 hour bus ride back to Katmandu. |
