Annapurna Base Camp Trek Part 1

So a few months ago I decided that while in Nepal I would love to go on a trek. Thankfully I was able to take two weeks off of teaching during the Dashain holidays. This was perfect because October is one of the best times to trek in the Himalayas. After much consideration, I decided to join a group with 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking. This organisation works together with Empowering Women of Nepal to empower women through skills-based training programs and employment opportunities.

The group I was with consisted of a guide and five assistants, all of which were female. My group’s singing trekking sisters supported us up to Annapurna Base Camp and back. I highly recommend trekking with these ladies should you ever come to Nepal!

www.3sistersadventuretrek.com

This trek is truly one of the best experiences I have ever had. I should feel exhausted after 12 days of 6am sunrises, relentless up and down and up and down pathways and adjusting to different conditions up high in remote mountain villages. I’m not. I feel strong and rejuvenated. My heart is full!

Here is Part 1. Enjoy!

Jungle to Jamacho

On my day off, I’m trying to get out and see or do as much as I can....or just relax, read and drink coffee somewhere in Thamel. Yesterday some of my roommates and I ventured up Kathmandu’s closesest little peak. We were well equipped with plenty of food for the journey, missing three buses just to make sure we had eaten and packed enough to eat later. We also had somewhat of an idea of how to get there, that’s good, right? My favourite part had to have been seeing a couple of trooops of monkeys. Being attacked by ferocious bloodthirsty leeches was yet another highlight. I stayed totally calm in that moment, believe me.