Travel Blog Photos from Jomsom (123)
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![]() | Jomsom, Nepal |
Ok, sorry, I should have mentioned that yesterday in Muktinath was a rest day. The next day, "today" we walked to Jomsom. Woke up early (0600) as usual, packed, ate and left (walking by 0740). The walking felt great this morning. We had had a rest ...
Wake up 0630, Breakfast 8am. We met a Canadian woman who used to live in Thailand. Kanchana asks me why Westerners speak so loudly. We went to see Muktinath temple. A helicopter arrived to drop off rich Indian pilgrims and pick others up. ...
... company only owns 2 planes)..sigh. The plane is a small 15 passenger twin propellor which is necessary as the flight path to Jomsom flies right up a narrow valley between the mountains and lands on a tiny runway at 2700 metres. The flight only takes about ...
... were often trekking by ourselves, and, except when I need attention, we walked silently, enjoying the world around us. We left Jomsom at 09:00, arrived at Eklebhati at 10:40 and stopped for a brief lunch. This was the only day we attempted ...
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Information of Nepal
Posted on Sep 5, 2006, 04:21:47
... put up with the rain, leeches, slippery trails and lousy mountain views. Flights operate throughout the monsoon to Lukla, Jumla and Jomsom, so it is possible to fly in and trek above the leech line. Many of the new treks to recently opened restricted ...
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Tips for a trekking in Nepal
Posted on Nov 5, 2004, 06:15:25
... such prices but my independence forbade. So on my first trek I headed off alone from Pokhara headed for Annapurna range and Jomsom. I carried my own pack and a trekking map that was adequate but sometimes marked the trail on the wrong side of a river. ...
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yeti,himalayas,yaks,& mountains cultures
Posted on Mar 28, 2006, 05:17:02
... camp. 6 to 25 day's everest base camp trekking gokyo khumbu everest. 10 to 16 day's trekking to mustang jomsom annapurna kaligandaki river valley & gorges ghorepani poon hill ghandruk. 7 to 16 day's trekking to langtang gosainkunda helambu ...
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Everest Base Camp April 2007
Posted on Nov 21, 2006, 08:49:45
... the Jomson trek were hiking the opposite direction than I was. Many flew into Jomson and then hiked to Ghorepani and back to Jomsom. When I was staying in Tatapani the guest house owner told the 5 of us staying there, that a few years earlier there were ...
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