The culmination of months of half-ass planning and full-ass trekking: Thorong La Pass. Higher than any point in the lower 48 United States. 4,000ft higher than anything in Colorado. This snowy, windy, Himalayan pass drew us all the way across the world. … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 8: Thorong Phedi to Charabu (Via: Thorong La Pass)
Start: Yak Kharka (4050m) Finish: Thorong Phedi (4450) Via: Ledar (4200) Elevation change: +400m Distance: 6km Time: 4 hours How we got here: Arriving in Nepal: First Taste of Kathmandu Arriving in Annapurna: Getting to the Circuit Day 1 of the Circuit: Bhulbhule to Bahundanda Day 2 of the Circuit: Bahundanda to Tal Day 3 of the Circuit: Tal to Thanchowk … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 7: Yak Kharka to Thorong Phedi (Via: Ledar)
Start: Bhraga (3450m) Finish: Yak Kharka (4050m) Via: Manang (3540) Elevation change: +600m Distance: 10km Time: 6 hours How we got here: Arriving in Nepal: First Taste of Kathmandu Arriving in Annapurna: Getting to the Circuit Day 1 of the Circuit: Bhulbhule to Bahundanda Day 2 of the Circuit: Bahundanda to Tal Day 3 of the Circuit: Tal to … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 6: Bhraga to Yak Kharka (Via: Manang)
Start: Dhukur Pokhari (3240m)
Finish: Bhraga (3450m)
Via: Upper Pisang (3310m), Ghyaru (3730m), Ngawal (3680m), bypassing Lower Pisang (3250m), Humde (3330m)
Elevation change: +210m
Distance: 19km
Time: 8 hours … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 5: Dhukur Pokhari to Bhraga (Via: Upper Pisang, Ghyaru, Ngawal, [bypassing Lower Pisang], Humde)
Six months is too long a time to go without backpacking. The last trip we did was November 10th. It was a brisk fall weekend at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in the UP. A fresh foot of snow made our hike tough but pretty, and the temps were chilly but not so … More Ice Climbing Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: The Opening Act Of Spring (Man’s Not Hot)
Start: Thanchowk (2750m) Finish: Dhukur Pokhari (3240m) Via: Koto (2640m), Chame (2710m), Bhratang and (2850m) Elevation change: +490m Distance: 19km Time: 7 hours … More Annapurna Cirtuit Trek Day 4: Thanchowk to Dhukur Pokhari (via Koto, Chame, and Bhratang)
Day 3 on the Annapurna Circuit trek, from Tal to Thanchowk. River crossings, waterfalls, and more elevation gained than Andy’s heels could handle. … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 3: Tal to Thanchowk (via Karte, Dharapani, Bagarchap, and Danaqyu)
Day 2 on the Annapurna Circuit trek, from Bahundanda to Tal. Rickety bridges, lots of food, and a few donkeys. … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 2: Bahundanda to Tal (Via Ghermu, Jagat, and Chamje)
As part of a two-week trip to Iceland, my girlfriend Tier and I planned a four-day/three-night backpacking excursion into the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, some remote fjords in northwestern Iceland. The main draws to the reserve are the arctic foxes and stunning seaside cliffs, particularly The Horn. The only way to and from the nature reserve … More Missing Hikers in Hornstrandir, Iceland.
Start: Bhulbhule (840m) End: Bahundanda (1310m) Elevation Change: +470m Distance: 8km Time: 4h How we got here… Part 1: First Taste of Kathmandu Part 2: Getting to the Circuit As we prepared to finally start trekking after three days of airplanes and busses, we let out a collective sigh of relief. Or maybe we had just been … More Annapurna Circuit Trek Day 1: Bhulbule to Bahundanda
