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Day 10 - Braga - Gunsang - Yak Kharka (4018m / 13,182ft) November 8, 2001
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Our trek leader Chris with his friend Karma Gurung, owner of the new Hotel Buddha in Braga. A big, clean, attractive lodge where the rooms have indoor windows and where we had some amazing apple crumble after a relaxing, hot shower. |
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Looking back east-south down the Marsayangdi valley as we push on up the trail past Manang
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Looking west-north up the Marsayangdi valley Now we veer off north up the Jhargeng Khola valley as we approach the Thorung La |
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The ice wall at the center-right is the Grand Barriere, as named by Maurice Herzog, the first man to climb an 8000m peak. On the other side of the GB is the Annapurna Sanctuary |
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more stunning views along the trail |
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Suzy (bottom center) coming around the mountain |
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stunning views of Gangapurna and Annapurna III as we rest at a teahouse in Gunsang 3900m/12,795ft |
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photo courtesy of Davie Eng |
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Looking north up the Jhargeng Khola river valley towards Yak Kharka |
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Chilly camp at Yak Kharka which is Nepali for "Yak pasture" Across the valley we had multiple sightings of the elusive blue sheep, a type of mountain deer/goat hybrid |
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...and this is why this place is so named. It was incredible that they didn't take down our tents when some of them walked through our campsite |
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