On our final, twenty-fourth, day of trekking we walked for three hours, mostly on the road.  As we descended towards the highway the temperature rose [...]

Yesterday we got up before dawn to watch the sunrise at ABC.  The moon and Venus were bright, and we could see small groups of [...]

It was a pretty three hour walk, with 900 metres of climbing, to reach the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC).  We crossed stretches of old snow [...]

It was a pleasant climb through a mature hardwood and bamboo forest today.  We are in a narrow valley leading  into the Annapurna sanctuary, so [...]

Today was rather uneventful, but we did have some of the nicest weather we have experienced.  It often gets partly cloudy starting at midday, but [...]

The walk today was distinct from previous days in a couple of ways.  In the first place, the vegetation was much richer.  It is apparent [...]

Today Matthew and I climbed a net 1600 metres to Ghorepani.  This is the biggest climb on the Annapurna Circuit.  We felt very strong at [...]

Today all four of us descended 800 metres to a land of bananas and oranges.  The first half of the day we walked on extraordinary [...]

We have walked 5 hours each of the past two days, mostly on trails on the opposite side of the valley from the road.  We [...]

Matthew and I set off from Thorung Phedi at 5:00 this morning.  It was a clear and cold night and the ice crystals on the [...]