Nearly there.... Up and out early, we had the trail to ourselves and as we had already seen the first half, we blitzed it. There were less hairy caterpillars mind. Pretty uneventful apart from astounding views. But they are getting commonplace. One noteworthy event is getting caught under a rockfall!!! I knew those random thoughts of what we would do would come in handy!!! It was a quiet walk, I was walking ahead and taking in the scenery when I heard a clack...

Kim reckons my latest blogs are not very witty. Not sure if that's a backhanded compliment or just, as she put it, she hasn't done anything daft. I'll try in future to make sure I include all hilarity forthwith. We got lost. In the wilderness. On what was supposed to be a very short day. Plan was to leave Manang at 9am (we waited over an hour after breakfast to allow Kim's runny tummy to settle) and make the short 500m climb to Lekdar. While it should have take...

Another 4am wake up call from the aching back and I'm doin ma early morning yoga! These beds are wrecking my finely-tuned athleticism. Anywho, we're up and out, with minimal fuss from the Israelis who were causing untold havoc the previous night as they couldn't get what they felt was due them, a hot shower. They caused such a fuss they put the owner in a panic who then pulled the door to the shower cubicle open, even though it was locked, and got an eyeful of ...

The next day started with what can only be described as a fantastic walk through a forest. After crossing another river and the obligatory dangerous crossing of a landslide (think two foot wide space to cross loose and falling earth at a 45deg angle, over another 200+ft drop) and a very steep climb we reached a quite astounding forest. It reminded me of forest walks I'd take with my Dad years back. Pictures don't do it justice, which will be another theme. On cl...

OK, a whistle-stop tour! First day and after negotiating (read 'being told what to pay') for a jeep ride up to the new start of the trail and we're off!! (The jeep was the most uncomfortable cross-country experience, but it helped us keep time for the better parts). A quick lunch and into the wild!! After about 5mins we were dripping with sweat but we pushed thru. Stopped a a fantastic hut for an ice-cold sprite perched on the edge of a valley with stunning vi...