1. Machhapuchhre (Fish Tail) from Poon Hill
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The Annapurna Circuit
Machhapuchhre (Fish Tail) from Poon Hill

2. Map of the Annapurna Circuit We started in Jagat (circled, lower right)

3. Elevation/Distance Map of the Circuit Thorung La (Pass) was the crux

4. Marsyangdi River vista

5. Tal, entrance to the Buddhist region of Manang

6. Crossing the Marsyangdi River to Dharapani

7. Mt Manaslu (8163 m), 8th highest mountain in the world, from the path to Chame

8. Clouds descend as we approach Chame

9. Entrance to Chame

10. The Bhratang trail blasted out of rock following a landslide

11. Old wooden bridge with Annapurna II (7937 m)

12. Annapurna II from Lower Pisang (zoom)

13. Pisang Peak from the trail to Ghyaru Upper Pisang is on the hillside

14. Marsyangdi Valley, Hongde airstrip and Gangapurna (7454 m) from Ghyaru

15. Yak trying to forage en route to Manang

16. Manang and Chulu West Peak (6419 m)

17. Gangapurna and its glacier above Manang

18. The Grande Barrière from Manang

19. Tilicho Peak (7134 m) from the road to Yak Kharka

20. High wind on Annapurna III (7555 m) (from Yak Kharka)

21. Annapurna III (c) and Gangapurna (r) from above Yak Kharka

22. Two of our group and leader Bebal approaching Thorung La

23. View North from the Thorung La in the early morning light

24. At the Thorung La (5416 m, 17,780 ft)

25. Descending from the Thorung La

26. Dhaulagiri II (7761 m) and Tukuche Peak (l, 6920 m) (zoom)

27. The town of Muktinath and Dhaulagiri I

28. The Royal Mustang Hotel, Muktinath Finally, a hot shower!

29. Morning view of Dhaulagiri I (8167 m) The 7th highest mountain in the world, taken from Muktinath (zoom)

30. Village of Jharkot with P6340 behind

31. View toward Tibet entering the Kali Gandaki Upper Mustang is over the mountains to the left

32. Dhaulagiri I and the Kali Gandaki

33. Street view, Jomson, Mustang. The Prime Minister visited that day.

34. View South on the road to Marpha

35. Farmer plowing South of Marpha

36. Tukuche village view of Dhaulagiri and its icefall

37. The Nilgiris (l to r: West, Central, and East) from near Kalopani

38. Crossing a suspension bridge over the Kali Gandaki River

39. Panorama of Annapurna I (l, 8091 m) and Fang (7647 m, in lenticular clouds) at sunset

40. Bridge and Annapurna South (7219 m) on the road to Tatopani

41. One of many streams feeding from the Annapurna Himal into the Kali Gandaki River

42. Annapurna South on the road to Tatopani

43. On the road to Ghorepani, looking back to the Kali Gandaki

44. The village of Sikha on the road to Ghorepani

45. Sunrise from Poon Hill

46. Dhaulagiri from Poon Hill (3210 m) at sunrise (zoom)

47. The Fang and Annapurna I from Poon Hill (zoom)

48. Annapurna South from Poon Hill at sunrise (zoom)

49. The trail down to Hille

50. At a café with Fish Tail behind

51. Goats in Ulleri, on the 3000+ steps down to Hille

52. Vista descending to Hille, seen in the distance

53. My home away from home: the Shanker Hotel, Kathmandu

54. Shanker hotel pool, part of a 4½ acre oasis