Day 12 Muktinah (3,800m)- Jomsom (2,720m) My luck for catching festivals continued as it was the Hindu feast day for the Ram God. It was great to see everyone in their finest sarees as Hindu families from all over Nepal and even India gathered in Muktinah to give offerings and even dunk themselves in the holy (if not clean) waters in the temple- quite a sight. There was also a ridiculous number of Sadhus in town for the event, so I gave in and paid for my firs...

Day 11 Throng La Pass (5,416m) So the big day had arrived, I like most people had managed no sleep but was keen to get started, so got bundled up in almost all the clothes I'd taken with me and opened the door to find a thin blanket of snow had fallen overnight, which just made it all the more magical. It seemed everyone was trying to get an early start, so after a cinnamon roll I was all set but the boys were taking a little longer, what with their usual 2 bo...