Fairly easy hike today. Since we covered a long distance yesterday we only needed about 4 hours to make it to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). Stopped by Machhapuchchhre Base Camp (MBC) for a lemon tea and to catch our breath. One can tell the air is getting thinner. Even today we still had to cover more than 2700ft elevation gain. Francis and I didn't feel any altitude sickness. But others were not so lucky. And then we finally reached the Base Camp (12,390ft) WE MADE IT! :D Happy!!! (Annapurna Peak 24,273ft)
A little later we witnessed a spectacular sunset when all the snow peaks around us turned golden-orange in the vanishing sunlight
. But soon after the temperature dropped to about 20*F and everybody huddled together in the tea house for dinner where a gas heater under the table made sure no one left for hours ;)
Die Wanderung heute war nicht so schwer. Da wir gestern ziemlich weit gekommen waren, brauchten wir nun nur noch etwa 4 Stunden bis zum Annapurna Base Camp. Unterwegs machten wir eine kurze Pause im Machhapuchchhre Base Camp (MBC) fuer einen Zitronentee und um wieder zu Atem zu kommen. Man merkt dass die Luft immer duenner wird. Und selbst heute hatten wir immer noch einen Hoehenunterschied von 900m zu ueberwinden. Aber Francis und ich hatten zum Glueck keine Anzeichen von Hoehenkrankheit. Andere waren da weniger gut dran. Und dann erreichten wir endlich das Annapurna Base Camp (4130m) GESCHAFFT! :D Gluecklich!!! (Annapurna 8091m)
Ein wenig spaeter sahen wir einen spektakulaeren Sonnenuntergang, als alle schneebedeckten Bergspitzen um uns herum gold-orange leuchteten bevor die letzten Sonnenstrahlen verschwanden. Und bald danach sanken die Temperaturen auf -7*C und jeder rueckte zusammen im Teehaus, wo ein Gaskocher unter dem Tisch dafuer sorgte, dass niemand den Raum verliess ;)
ABC Trekking Day #6 "Happy in Himalaya"
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Gandaki, Western Region, Nepal
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