Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu International
Airport and transfer to hotel. Stay overnight at hotel
in Kathmandu.
Day 02: Preparation
day for expedition in Kathmandu. Stay overnight at hotel
in Kathmandu.
Day 03: Drive from Kathmandu to Beshishahar
(760m.) which takes about seven hours.You
drive along the Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway to Dumre and
then follow the narrow and paved road by the Marshyangdi
River to Besisahar (823m.). It takes almost seven hours.
Beshishahar is the district headquarters of Lamjung district.
All the local government offices are situated here. From
here, you can see some of mountain peaks, natural sceneries
surrounding the valley and the daily activities of local
people. This headquarter is the centre from where the daily
usable commodities are supplied to the different villages
and numerous towns.
Day 04: Trek from Besisahar to Khudi.
Day 05: Trek from Khudi to Syange.
Day 06: Trek from Syange to Tal.
Day 07: Trek from Tal to Bagarchhap.
Day 08: Trek from Bagarchhap to Chame.
Day 09: Trek from Chame to Pisang (3155m.)
which takes about five hours. With Lamjung Himal (6893m)
sparkling in the morning sun, you set off for Pisang. The
mountain disappears as you climb the path up the valley,
passing a huge apple orchard. You continue through a fir
and pine forest, climbing to a high, rocky area as the
opposite bank becomes an impassable cliff. From this point,
the valley becomes extremely steep-sided as you follow
the path to Bratang. In the past this was the military
station for troops who fought against the Khampa tribal
revolution, but the dilapidated buildings are all that
remained of that era. A short climb from the village brings
you to a rock-strewn area where you cross a wooden bridge
and follow a high, winding path, before crossing back to
the right bank again. You now walk through a pine forest
and as the forest ends, the valley changes from a V-shape
to a gentle U-shape, opening up a wonderful vista before
you. You can see the east peak of Annapurna II as well
as Pisang Peak to the north-east. Continuing on, you come
to a long Mani wall by a bridge and the lower village of
Pisang.
Day 10: Trek from Pisang to Hongde.
Day 11: Trek from Hongde to Yak Kharka.
Day 12: Trek from Yak Kharka to Base
Camp.
Day 13 to 33: Climbing Period.
Day 34: Clean Up Base Camp and trek
back to Yak Kharka
Day 35: Trek
from Yak Kharka to Manang.
Day 36: Trek from Manang to Churi Lattar.
Day 37: Trek from Churi Lattar to Thorong
Phedi.
Day 38: Trek from Thorong Phedi to Muktinath
which takes about seven hours.
It demands an early start today for your crossing of
Thorong La (5416m). The trail becomes steep immediately
on leaving camp but as local people have used this trail
for hundreds of years, the path is well defined. The gradient
then eases and after around 4 hours of steady climbing,
you reach the chorten and prayer flags of the pass. The
views are dramatic to say the least, from the snow-covered
mountains above, to the head of the Kali Gandaki valley
below and the brown and purple hills of Mustang which are
spread out before us. The descent to Muktinath is a knee
pounding 1600m but it is compensated with excellent views
of Dhaulagiri. Eventually, the moraines give way to grassy
slopes before a pleasant walk along the Jhong Khola Valley
to Muktinath and its shrines and temple.
Day 39: Trek from Muktinath to Jomsom
(2710m.) which takes about approximately five hours.You
now begin the descent path down the dramatic Kali Gandaki
Gorge, initially through arid country in the same geographical
and climatic zone as Tibet. After passing through Jharkot
and Khingar, villages with typical Tibetan architecture,
you follow the valley floor most of the way to Jomsom.
Jomsom is sprawled along both banks of the Kali Gandaki
and from here there are fine views of the Nilgiri peaks.
You continue down to Marpha, a delightful Thakali village,
complete with a drainage system beneath the flagstone streets.
Its narrow alleys and passageways provide welcome shelter
from the strong winds of the Kali Gandaki Gorge and Marpha
is particularly well known for its apples, apple cider
and apple juice, apricot and peach brandy.
Day 40: Fly from
Jomsom to Pokhara which takes about 35 minutes.The
flights are available during the morning time. The strong
breeze blows during and after the trip and frequent change
of the weather sometimes prevents the flight being landed
and taken off in the afternoon. During the flights in morning,
the sky looks very clear which makes you able to enjoy
the splendid views of different mountain peaks.
Day 41: Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu.
Stay overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.
Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu by tourist mini bus that
takes about seven hours. While driving from Pokhara to
Kathmandu, you head up to Damauli, Dumre, Muglin and Kurintar
where Nepal's first Cable car is operated to reach to Manakamana
Temple. En route, you could enjoy the mountain views, green
sceneries, rice terrace fields, vegetable fields and people
being engaged in their daily life activities. From Naubishe
you climb up to Thankot, the gateway to capital city. You
can also fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu which takes about
25 minutes.
Day 42: Free day in Kathmandu. Stay
overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 43: Fly out from Kathmandu.
Annapurna
IV is considered relatively easier mountain to climb among
all the Annapurnas. The normal route is approached from
Manang side. It requires two hours walking from the base
camp to reach the bottom of the mountain. It requires approximately
65 - 70 degrees of steep climbing with fixed ropes of approximately
500 metres to reach camp I. To reach camp II, approximately
1000 meters fixed ropes will be required along the ridge
and some stretches of steep climbing. From camp II to camp
III it is relatively easy with zigzag crossing and gradually
climbing up. However, it will require approximately 1300 – 1500
meters fixed rope. From camp III to the summit, generally
fixed rope is not required and the main rope is used. There
are possibilities of avalanches between Camp I and Camp
II.