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Manaslu High Trek

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Scroll down for photos of our treks in the Everest Region (the Everest High Passes Trek), the Nar Phu Region & the Manaslu Region of Nepal.

Tashi Delek! A man from Lho Village ...

Manaslu from behind fluttering Tibetan Buddhist prayer frags from Sho Village ...

Sama Goan Village in the snow ...

Harvesting season in the Manaslu region ...

The High Route, Manaslu trek ...

Harvesting barley in Sho Village ...

The hill-top village of Barpak ...

Manaslu is a remote region of the Nepal, Himalaya, very diverse culturally and scenically and relatively un-trekked. The upper region is ethnically Tibetan, trading as they have for centuries with Tibet. High snow-peaks, forests, terraced fields, timeless villages and high grazing pastures make this one of the most spectacular treks in Nepal.

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Take a look at our website to see details of our 2007 & 2008 treks, including many others in Nepal, Tibet and the Indian Himalaya.

Nar Phu Trek

The Nar Phu region is a remote, newly openned region of upper Manang in Nepal. The inhabitants are ethnically Tibetan but speak distinct dialects. Life in Nar & Phu villages continues as it has for centuries, with trade and herding being their means of support.

And the scenery getting up there, spectacular!

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Looking up towards Phu Village ...

Phu Village ...

The entrance gate to Phu Village ...

Ngawal Chorten ...

Nar Village ...

Braga Gompa, just at the end of the Nar Phu trek, after the Kang La (pass) ....

Chorten at the intersection of Nar & Phu valleys ...

Everest High Passes Trek

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Kim & some of the girls from Monjo, where I taught ... Monjo is the entranceway to the Sagamartha National Park.

The chorten with Buddha eyes just below the Tibetan market at Namche Bazaar ...

Khunde & Khumjung villages as seen from Kunde Gompa. In the background is Ama Dablam ...

The sand dunes on the Gokyo glacier, en route to Gokyo village, with Cho Oyu in the background ...

Chola Tso (lake) and Ama Dablam at in the afternoon light ...

The Gokyo valley on a snowy day ...

Lhakpa under a snow-bank and on a small lake just before Cho La (pass) ...

The Cho La (pass) under snow ...

Our winter High Passes trek on the Gokyo side of the glacier, looking back towards Cho Oyu and the border of Tibet. Pictured with Lhakpa & our porters ...

A Himalayan tahr, on a grassy hillside not far from Namche Bazaar ...

Buddhist prayer text in the afternoon light ...

Tengboche Gompa ...

Everest, Ama Dablam and looking up the Gokyo & Kala Pattar valleys over the rising afternoon clouds ...

A cozy evening around the stove at the Cho Oyu View Lodge, Gokyo ...

On top of Kala Pattar, with Pumori looming behind, and prayer flags blowing in the (heavy) winds ...

Everest & Nuptse with some dramatic afternoon clouds ...

The Everest icefall ...

Contemplating the mountains en route to Everest Base Camp ...

Danphes, the national bird of Nepal, at dusk near Thame ...

Ama Dablam bathed in the evening lights ...

A Khumbu sunset ...

Looking towards the Cho La (pass) from the ridge above Dingboche ...

Lhakpa & his family in Mende, the winter settlement for Thame villagers ...

The view west, towards Thame & Tibet, from the Renjo La (pass), a steep climb and descent ...

The glacial top of the Cho La (pass), en route from the Everest Base Camp valley to the Gokyo valley ...

Sunset from the rim of the glacial morraine at Lobuche, looking north ...

The view from about 2/3 of the way up Gokyo Ri, while taking a break in the sun sheltered by some boulders ...

Looking at Everest from Kala Pattar, 5600 meters ...

Trekking back to Monjo with friends after the High Passes trek, and looking forward to a night at The Kailash Lodge ... Photo: Jim Woff

Our sponsored Sherpa girls' little sisters have become good friends as well.

The photo was taken in Monjo in the Everest region of Nepal, returning from last November's High Passes trek. Another of the same coming April & November, run by Kim & Lhakhpa; an amazing trek in a very special part of the Himalaya.

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Off-Season Adventures ...

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Vacation time!

My beach hut, 'island-basic style', right off the beach at Palolem, Goa. Never mind the smell of a dead rat somewhere next to my bed, the ocean was outside the door, and an early morning swim or evening walk on the beach was wonderful ...

And a night out at 'The Titanic Bar' on the beach, where Goanese port was about $2 per glass.

Festivities en route while cycling to Karnataka on a scorching day. What else but to have a few salty lemon sodas and dance with the local dieties ...

Taking a break from the vigors of repairing a broken spoke ...

What do to with a free month or two in the trekking off season? This winter I did some cycle touring (with a bit of time on the beach and feasting on seafood as well) in Goa and South India with Joel, another Project Himalaya guide. It was amazing to spend time on the coast again, and the colors, tastes and smells of southern India were incredible ...

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