We walked uphill for 11 km, gaining 900 meters of elevation - in only 3 1/2 hours. It was very foggy and often rainy, but also quite pretty.
Finally we arrived at Phulchoki, the highest point in the Kathmandu Valley - and a Nepali army barracks. The soldiers here helpfully told us that we couldn't keep going past Phulchoki because the trail was overgrown by bush and washed out by mudslides. (Darn monsoon season.) I'm of the opinion that if a Nepali army officer tells you not to attempt a hike, you should probably take his word for it.
We had nowhere to go but back down the hill. So our trek, which was planned for two days, got downgraded to one day. Oh well - it was still a pretty intense day, and it turned out we got our best photo-ops on the way down.
And after we got back to Kathmandu, I discovered I had two leech bites!
1 comment:
those views are amazing. How do the leeches compare to the foot-devouring spa fish in Singapore?
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