Sampling the Himalayas on a trek to Poon Hill, Nepal
Annapurna I You are a traveller. You are sleeping in a freezing cold hotel room in Annapurna National Park, Nepal. It's 6.30am. You open the curtain and see the peaks of Annapurna South framed in your window. They’re glowing orange, lit up by the morning light. Suddenly your companions are awake, too, and they're crashing around you, trying to get a view. The bearded one is on the balcony, breaking the still morning air with the harsh ker-chunk of his camera shutter. The curly haired one is shaking her limbs, shivering, and pulling on clothes to go outside. Annapurna South You are on a three day teahouse trek to Poon Hill. From Poon Hill you have a panoramic view of a section of the Himalayas that includes the Annapurnas and Fish Tail (Machapuchare). This is your destination, and it means a climb from Naya Pul to Ghorepani up 3,000 steps, undulating woodland paths and several hanging bridges. An elevation of 3,210m. You are accompanied by a guide called Suk, tw...