Nepal Tour 2008: hiking Poon Hill (3)

2008-9-27

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At 4: 10 Santos on time morning call service, simple to clean and put on all to wear clothes, 4: 30 start.

Go up, remains a sky full of stars, LP pointed at Orion, very happy. Orion's three stars for those of us living in the big city person feel very shocked. A curved Shuo, such as eyebrow, oblique inclined to hang in the Western sky. At the traffic lights, you can see the Moon dark side of the profile, and Shuo, together, form a circle. LP laughing, the original Moon dark side (The Dark Side of the Moon, a song of Pink Flyod) is not completely unimaginable.

The stars and headlamps shine, we at the top of the Hill to Poon.

This is a period of 1 hour of rising road sections (all steps), a test of strength. In nearly half, roadside stand a tablet that reads "Carry on refueling" (not a translation, it is Chinese in the above). Looked, countless cruising in our rear headlight. Exhausted reached the top of the mountain, where there is a small observation towers, there is also a Tea House. Already there are many people here waiting. We find a good place, good tripod frame, ready to shoot. Santos said Poon Hill peak altitude 3210 m, where you can see the 15 mountain peaks. From left to right are: Gurja Peak (elevation 7193 m), Dhaulagiri 4th (7661 m above sea level), Dhaulagiri 5th (7618 m above sea level), Dhaulagiri 3rd (7715 m above sea level), Dhaulagiri 2nd (7751 m above sea level), 1st Dhaulagiri (8167 m above sea level), Tukuche Peak (elevation 6920 m), Dhampus pass (elevation 5258 m), Dhampus peak (elevation 6012 m), Nilgiri (7061 m above sea level), Annapurna first (8091 meters above sea level), Annapurna South (7219 m above sea level), Hiunchuli (6441 m above sea level), Gangapurna (7445 m above sea level), Machhapuchhre (Fish Tail, fishtail peak, 6997 m above sea level), and from this point onwards, we truly saw the fishtail peak of two peaks, understand the origin of its name. (You can see only in Pokhara until a peak, feel more like a pyramid shape). The wait time is not long and the Sun in about 6: 00 the gradual rise snow, look more and more clear, the Sun gradually beat in the mountains. Everyone is sitting in the same things: photography, pose, pose, a photograph. Murder countless memory, we decided to return.

The way I have to say in the way more than a half of Santos-the tablet to remind me that I want to take a picture, but when you think of it as he is still missed.

To go back and also 10 minutes, I hesitated to go decided to return to the search of the tablet. People who see me along the way upward climb is very different, I tell them I am going to look for the "carry on" (actually mainly want to do as above "refuel" two words), they must think I'm crazy. Finally found, camera, I retraced the steps of the returned a Sunny. LP they have give me some good Set Breakfast (breakfast packages), the taste was great, especially their milk tea (tea), I had one of the best.

After breakfast it's still early, we think back on the road to see Supper View Lodge in front of a platform, it was in there looks at snow mountain tea.

We also killed running there. Supper View is a great platform that sits above the face snow mountain, Sun warm according to our very comfortable. Point a pot of tea, a good drink than Sunny, but ok.

Get enough sun, we continue to hit the road.

After 1 hour of rising road, we reach the top of the mountain, Hill Gurung here is similar to the altitude and Poon Hill. I personally think that this 1-hour road is the most beautiful in the whole process, because we travel along this Ridge, surrounded by grass, little has large tracts of forest and patchy snow on our left, pleasant. Santos said, every year in March, it will all be blooming azaleas. Azaleas there will be seven different colors, beautiful. Careful, believe him not to leave the azaleas are towering trees. Bloom, a splendid. (90/March and in October, compared to the sunny days less, but has undergone a snow snow in winter, some more. ）

After the peak after we entered the jungle, sometimes up and sometimes pavement down, sometimes Ping Road, through the leaves of the gap, in the left hand can still see the snowy mountains.

After 40 ~ 45min trip, we got to Deurali, this is a more commercial small village, there are several vendors selling commodities, there is also a restaurant, altitude 2990 m. We are not in this meal, after a short rest, move on.

After the journey continued sharp decline, we accompanied by a mountain stream at the bottom of the Canyon.

Santos said the small river that has no name, because in winter it's a very small amount of water. But in 2004, a wizard's son was born and died after 5 days, in honor of his children, he in this small river on repairing a bridge and the bridge with hisSon's name is named Saranga Bridge. Since then many people have this small river called Saranga River. In 1.5 hours later we arrived at Banthanti (2520 m above sea level), which is in a beautiful small village. We had a lunch. Lunch: Egg vegetable fried rice (fried vegetables); vegetable fried Egg noodle (noodles with vegetables and egg); Noodle soup without cheese (noodle soup without cheese)

Afterwards, we continue to move forward in the jungle, is still sharp fall along the Canyon.

After we arrived at 40min Canyon bottom overlaps a small river, started about climbing section 45min. Because the go 2 hour downhill, legs endure a lot of pressure, the section of the climb was abnormal hard. At 17: 00 we finally reached Tadapani (2630 m above sea level, in Nepal in Tada was "far away", and "water" Pani. Taking the name is due to a significant lack of water).

In Tadapani we live in the Himalaya Tourist Guesthouse, is a public bath room.

Our bath water is very cold, but later and my boss, the boss debugging a little water will become extremely hot. This makes us very depressed, also remember a lesson and it was here what questions to ask, would be a good solution. Dinner: vegetable fried Egg noodle (noodles with vegetables and egg); Dal Bhat (here the Dal Bhat indeed have no the first days of delicious lunch). You can also taste, but nothing 's. May be a wash cold water bath, some headache, went to bed early. The Mummy's State giant good, actually get up in the middle of the camera according to the stars. Halo!

Stroke:

Ghorepani---Poon Hill (elevation 3210 m): increase of sections (climb the stairs), 1 hour on foot;

Poon Hill---Ghorepani (2860 m above sea level): returns, reduced road, on foot 40min;

Ghorepani---The Top of Gurung Hill (elevation with Poon Hill hilltop similarity): the section along the ridges rise 1 hour on foot;

The Top of Gurung Hill---Deurali (2990 m above sea level): start into the jungle, downs road, on foot 45min;

Deurali---Banthanti (elevation 2520 m): jungle, fall, hiking 1.5 hours;

Banthanti---Tadapani (2630 m above sea level): jungle, first drop sections of arriving 40min valley bottom, cross a small bridge, and then the section of the climb is 45min.

I feel: today is the whole trip in the most exciting one day, is the most tiring day.

Excitement is early boarding Poon Hill at Snow Mountain Sunrise, it is almost a walk the lines of the ultimate goal. We are lucky to catch a sunny day, later encountered some friends to walk to this point but when rainy days, very sorry. In Super View balcony bathing feeling too corrupt. After walking on the mountain of Gurung Hill section of opinion is the most beautiful sections of the whole (provided that there is a good weather). In short, this is the essence of the whole process up to one day. However, due to getting up early, walking for a long time, as well as two days prior to the accumulation of fatigue, today to feel abnormal fatigue. Plus Tadapani accommodation is not very good, feeling a little sad. Ohh!