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2011-10-DhaulagiriCircuit

Photos from the first half Dhaulagiri Circuit (from Darbang to Marpha).
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  • This was the view from the 5th floor of Hotel Tibet (there was a rooftop patio there).
  • Thamel was the big shopping district in Kathmandu. There were a lot of trekking gear shops there.
  • Machhapuchhre means "fish tail" in Nepali. Believed to be sacred to Shiva, this mountain has never been climbed to its summit.
  • Porters following us from Darbang
  • Ram was the our guide, although this was also his first time on this particular trek (Rinje, our climbing Sherpa and assistant guide had been here many times).
  • The valley on the right is Liphu Khola, a small tributary to Myagdi Khola (the valley on the right). The trail follows the Mtagdi Khola.
  • As the trail rose, we got more into pine woods.
  • In this area, anywhere that could be reasonably terraced was covered in rice and millet. I think the village is Khara.
  • The Dhaulagiri Himal including Dhaulagiri VI, IV, V, III, II, and I from Machhim.
  • Rinje leads Ken, Jim, and Jon up the trail, with view of Dhaulagiri I.
  • Jirbang (6062m) and Manapati (6380m) are still in front of Dhaulagiri, obscurring the lower flanks.
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  • The red building in the middle of the photo is the Inn at Muri. The Czech group that shadowed us for much of the circuit is standing about outside the inn.
  • This is a hut just outside Muri.
  • A little further down the trail from the last one. The light was really nice this morning.
  • This bridge went over the Muri Khola just before it joined the Myagdi Khola. The Dhaulagiri Himal is sticking up behind him (probably Dhaulagiri VI, IV, and V).
  • A few of the trails on the Dhaulagiri Circuit have steep penalty for failure.
  • On this side of the Himalaya, there were tons of spectacular wateralls.
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