| Place |
Date |
Weather |
Activities |
Ledar (4200m) -
High Camp (4850m) |
Thursday, 01.05.2014 |
 10°C |
Chocolate bun and tea in Thorung Phedi (4420m). Nasty rooms at High Camp (4850m). Lots of snow and hardly any sleep. |
High Camp (4850m) -
Muktinath (3800m)
via Thorung La Pass (5416m) |
Friday, 02.05.2014 |
0-10°C |
Fog and no view forces us to wait. Hiking across snow and ice up to Thorung La Pass (5416m). 1650m descent to Muktinath. Hot shower! |
Muktinath (3800m) -
via Kagbeni (2810m) -
Bus to Jomsom |
Saturday, 03.05.2014 |
 15°C |
Strong head winds to Kagbeni. Hitch hiking impossible, so we finally get a bus. Yu gets the Jimi Hendrix room. |
Jomsom (2713m) -
Tatopani (1189m) |
Sunday, 04.05.2014 |
 22°C |
5 hour bus ride including flat tyre and injured elbow. Leaking roof. |
Tatopani (1189m) -
Chitre (2390m) |
Montag, 05.05.2014 |
 25°C |
1200m ascent to Chitre (2390m). New rain jackets are waterproof! |
Chitre (2390m) -
Chuile (2245m) |
Tuesday, 06.05.2014 |
25°C |
1080m up and 1240m down. Dinner with lots of entertaining people. |
Chuile (2245m) -
Bamboo (2400m) |
Wednesday, 07.05.2014 |
 27°C |
Thousands of stone steps - a killer! German bakery in Chhomrong! |
Bamboo (2400m) -
Machhapuchhre Base Camp (3700m) |
Thursday, 08.05.2014 |
20°C |
Unnecessary detour. Fog and snow at MBC. |
MBC (3700m) -
Bamboo (2400m)
+ Annapurna Base Camp (4130m) |
Friday, 09.05.2014 |
 14°C |
Early morning hike to Annapurna Base Camp (4130m). Spectacular views. Nasty hail storm in the afternoon. |
Bamboo (2400m) -
New Bridge (1340m) |
Saturday, 10.05.2014 |
24°C |
2500 steps up to Chhomrong. More than 2000 steps down to New Bridge. Pure hell! |
New Bridge (1340m) -
Siwu (1300m)
(Taxi nach Pokhara, 2h) |
Sunday, 11.05.2014 |
36°C |
Ice cold coke in Siwu. Taxi back to Pokhara. |
| Pokhara |
Montag, 12.05.2014 |
36°C |
Computer day. |
| Pokhara |
Tuesday, 13.05.2014 |
 36°C |
Meeting Yu again. Rain storm. |
| Pokhara |
Wednesday, 14.05.2014 |
34°C |
Moving into Palm Garden Lodge. Nutella Crepes for Helen. |
| Pokhara |
Thursday, 15.05.2014 |
34°C |
Washing. Web site. Tibet tour confirmed. HSV vs Greuther Fürth. (German Bundesliga) |
| Pokhara |
Friday, 16.05.2014 |
36°C |
Washing. Web site. |
| Pokhara |
Saturday, 17.05.2014 |
36°C |
Soccer talk with Nickolas. Bayern vs Dortmund in the German cup final. |
| Pokhara |
Sunday, 18.05.2014 |
36°C |
Web site. HSV stays in the Bundesliga. |
| Pokhara |
Montag, 19.05.2014 |
40°C |
Web site. Backpack repairs. Hair cut and head massage for Kirsten. |
| Pokhara |
Tuesday, 20.05.2014 |
40°C |
Web site. Back massage for Helen. |
Pokhara -
Kathmandu |
Wednesday, 21.05.2014 |
38°C |
Bus ride back to Kathmandu. Final Tibet tour payment. China flight bookings. |
| Kathmandu |
Thursday, 22.05.2014 |
38°C |
China bookings. |
| Kathmandu |
Friday, 23.05.2014 |
38°C |
Shopping. Swayambhunath Temple |
Kathmandu -
Nyalam (3.700m) |
Saturday, 24.05.2014 |
18-36°C |
Start of our Tibet tour. Second highest Bungee jump in the world. Pouring rain at the border. Traffic jam for 90 minutes. |
Nyalam -
Tingri (4.300m) |
Sunday, 25.05.2014 |
12°C |
Yable - a typical Tibetan village. Tong La Pass (5153m). Food portions too small. Mount Everest memorial. |
Tingri -
Rongbuk (4.980m) |
Montag, 26.05.2014 |
 5°C |
Heavy snowfall at Everest Base Camp and Rongbuk Monastery. |
Rongbuk -
Shigatse (3.900m) |
Tuesday, 27.05.2014 |
 12°C |
Kirsten has a migraine and is sick. Road to Everest Base Camp impassable. Sharing the toilet paper with locals. Annoying Police checkpoints. Dinner with Tiziana and Laurent. |
Shigatse -
via Gyantse -
Lhasa (3.650m) |
Wednesday, 28.05.2014 |
10°C |
Tashilhumpo Monastery. Unexpected house visit. Tsampa factory. Pelkor Monastery. Gyantse Kumbum (Stupa). Bad weather at Kharola Glacier and Yamdruk Lake. |
| Lhasa |
Thursday, 29.05.2014 |
24°C |
One hour tour through Potala Palace. Walking the Barkhor circuit around Jokhang Temple. Expensive coffee and cakes at Holiland bakery. Fountain display to music in front of Potala Palace. |
| Lhasa |
Friday, 30.05.2014 |
24°C |
Drepung Monastery. Bad lunch at the monks restaurant at Sera Monastery. |
| Lhasa |
Saturday, 31.05.2014 |
24°C |
Muslim Quarter. Jokhang Temple. Shopping malls and markets. Pizza night with Tiziana and Laurent. |
