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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 5 – In And Around Tsarang

Table of Contents The Day’s Basic Data and Maps What To See In Tsarang The Western Entrance Chorten To Tsarang The Gompa Complex in Tsarang David Snellgrove’s Himalayan Pilgrimage The Royal Palace Ghar Gompa (Lo Gekar) Passing Through Marang Settlement … Continue reading

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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 4 – Tamagaon To Tsarang

Previous Post – Day 3 – Chele to Tamagaon Day 4 – Tamagaon To Tsarang time: about 5 hours high point: Nyi La (4010 m) campsite: Maya’s Inn in Tsarang below the dzong and gompa maps: Himalayan Map House Upper Mustang … Continue reading

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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 3 – Chele to Tamagaon

Day 3 – Chele To Tamagaon time: 5 hours distance: about 15 kilometers high point:  Syangboche La 3850 campsite: Tamagaon – New Tenzing Hotel & Restaurant – 3600 m Maps: Himalayan Map House Upper Mustang Trek Map.   Nepal Govt Survey … Continue reading

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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 2 – Kagbeni To Chele

Last Updated on July 9, 2024. Contents: The Day’s Basic Data and Map Looking South To Kagbeni From The Road A View of Tiri On The  Kali Gandaki West Side The Road From Kagbeni To Kora La and Tibet The … Continue reading

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Nepal’s Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 1 – Jomsom To Kagbeni

Previous Post:  Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Pre-Trip Planning and Preparation.   Day One – Jomsom To Kagbeni time: about three hours high point: Kagbeni (2810) campsite: Kagbeni –  Paradise Trekker’s Home, one of a cluster of guesthouses as … Continue reading

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Nepal’s Upper Mustang – Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Planning and Preparation

Table Of Contents: Deciding On One of Nepal’s Incredible Trekking Options Finding Info On a New Route – the Damadar Kund/Saribung La/Nar-Phu Upper Mustang Map Finding An Agency To Organize The Trek Highland Expeditions – and Highland Excursion(s)! Wikiloc GPS … Continue reading

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The Hike To Refugio Otto Meiling – Getting Close To Cerro Tronador

Table of Contents: Why Hike To Refugio Otto Meiling How To Get To the Trailhead Pampa Linda – The Starting Point Other Hiking Trail Possibilities Refugio Otto Meiling Hike Overview Part I: 2.7 km. From The Trailhead To the River Part … Continue reading

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Climbing Volcán Osorno In Chile’s Lakes Region

Table of Contents: Volcán Osorno – Basic Background Why Go? When To Go What You Need How To Do The Climb Puerto Varas – The Starting Point Osorno or Calbuco – Which One To Do? Huella Andina Expeditions (HAE) Off … Continue reading

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Patagonia’s Nahuel Huapi Traverse – Day 5 (Refugio Lopez to Bariloche)

Day 4: Refugio Manfredo Segre (Laguna Negra) to Refugio Lopez To the side of the Refugio Lopez is a tenting area; my spot was the flat area with the ring of rocks as a boundary that you see on the bottom of … Continue reading

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Patagonia’s Nahuel Huapi Traverse – Day 4 (Laguna Negra to Refugio Lopez)

Previous Post: Day 3 – Laguna Jakob (Refugio San Martín) to Laguna Negra  Day 3 had been a big day made even more exciting thanks to a brain cramp on my part.  Less drama on the trail was my wish … Continue reading

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