Trying to wrap up one adventure and start another one here. This post marks the tail end of 23 days with 14 undergraduates from University of Washington. We just finished […]
Annapurna Base Camp
Just a short note here to say all is well. We had a beautiful walk yesterday up the valley toward Machhapuchhre Base Camp which is almost 12,000ft. We are now […]
Annapurna Sanctuary Check-in
Just a quick note from deep in the Annapurna Sanctuary. Should be at Base Camp in a couple days. 14 undergrad students are doing great! More later – using sat […]
Out of the woods!
Update 10/11/2011: Minor edits to text below made, also added a few inline photos. What a crazy day. And little time to write. Only a two hour walk out from […]
Quick Update/Future plans
Great dinner and nice valley views today. Clouds but not raining. Just a few minutes here to outline our route ahead. We have been on the Annapurna Sanctuary Route and […]
Greetings from Chomrung!
Hello! Greetings from Chomrung (6,726 ft)- we just arrived here after four very wet hours in the rain. Our lodge does not have a satelite link-up/internet – so I am […]
Off to Phokara then trek
Students are in good spirits. Very nice tour of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashupatinath_Temple yesterday and a Leprosy clinic. Group studied AMS yesterday. We are having breakfast and boarding our minibus for a ~6 hr ride to Phokara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokhara Hope […]
Annapurna instead of Gokyo
After consultations with students, Dorjee, and Tandra we have decided to do the Annapurna Base Camp Trek instead of Gokyo. This will involve no air flights and a lesser chance […]
News from Kathmandu – all safe
Students arrived yesterday in good shape. Nice dinner with traditional foods and dancing. Also an excellent lecture at the top travel clinic on AMS and travel health issues by Dr. […]