Pictures of a hiking trip (29 okt - 27 nov 2001)
Manaslu part 3, in chronological order, Nepal with HT wandelreizen



Samdo and Larkya-La seen from 4100m, 350m above Samdo


Samdo


Larkya-La


Yeti impression by Danuri


Pushpa shows the women how to make fried 'rings' for breakfast


Palsang lights the burner and Herman's bottom after refilling the burner with kerosine


Elly (and Agnes) bake potatoes


Tihar is the second largest fest in Nepal, today we celebrate Bhai Tika


Fiet, Sandra, Elly, Agnes, Judith, Madeleine and the other women (except Guus) made a hot breakfast for the men


They received money from the men for their good cooking which the men got back by dancing in the evening


Throwing rice with your right hand over your left shoulder brings good luck


The camping boss, a true Tibetan woman, was observing our Puja


Edelweiss at ±4200m altitude


Manaslu seen in the glasses of Daniela


I am still wearing a mala; Manaslu glacier


The way to the pass is snowy and rocky


It's a hard way, let me rest for a while, the pass is at the horizon


Henk, Elly, Agnes, Madeleine, me, Bram and Gilbert at the Larkya-La


Chang-ba, Fiet and Herman arrive a minute later


Everyone reached the pass, Larkya-la at 5200 meter altitude


Magnificant view at the Annapurna range


After hours of going down at last we have a soup brake


Frozen tents at the camping of Bimtang, we are having breakfast in the sun-drenched bungalow tent


Pushpa the head cook posing at a mani at Bimtang


Beard moss hanging down from birch trees along the Dudh Khola,


creating a mistic atmosphere


Manaslu west face


Huge waterfalls at Tal


Horses or mules carry beer and rice up the Annapurna trail


Pounding of rice


Daniela and Victor; view at the Marsyangdi valley


Terraced rice fields


A banana flower with fruits


A Canna flower


Besisahar city, end of the trip


Martijn's home