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These photos were taken before the ‘digital camera’ era and they were scanned copies. As such, qualities are not so good.

Not much of the description or details about the trip are shown here. If you would like to know more about the trek and the experience, please check up the write-up ‘Journey to Muktinath (Nepal 00)’ under Footprints.

The Route

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Warming Up

Outside Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport
Look at the crowd!

Sumptuous lunch before flying off to Pokhara

At Pokhara Airport

Students taking boats to go to schools

With a lady porter. She was carrying construction materials.

On the way to temple, a warming-up-walk. Taking a breather.

Krishna cutting the gigantic-sized cucumber.
It was juicy and thirst quenching.

Up at the Buddhist temple

On the way down from the temple

Naya Pul to Hille

At Naya Pul (1,000m), the starting point

This was just the beginning, everyone was still full of zest and energy!

The sheep and goat were on their way to the slaughter house
in the city (for an Indian festival celebration)
(above and below)


Look at the load the porters were carrying!

…and look at me! Could not even lift an inch up!

Performance by the local children

With the local kids, some of whom we met during the 1998 trip

The corns

Drying the corns for future use


In 1998, a photo was taken at exactly the same place

Poon Hill

On the way to Poon Hill. Running out of breath!

At Poon Hill (3,210m)

The crowd waiting for sunrise. Did not manage
to get good shots of the sunrise!



On the way down

Tatopani

Interesting lodge name – See You Lodge


Passing through a village

Knee-cracking steep descent

At hot spring – very therapeutic and relaxing

Volleyball match – Malaysian team vs. Nepalese team

The narrow path which we had to walk in the dark
the night before (some members retraced
the path to see how it was like)

Ghasa to Marpha

On the way to Ghasa (above and below 3)




Crossing a suspension bridge

At the lodge in Ghasa (2,010m)

The room, Ghasa

Spider-men / women. Landslide area
Oversight or miscommunication, some of the
members ended up on this route instead of the detour

The school which we came across on the way to Marpha

On the way to Marpha (above and below)


Crossing the icy cold river

Crossing another bridge

Tukuche – the village just before Marpha

Marpha (2,670m)

Always looked forward to dinner
time – time to relax and to keep warm

Marpha apple – crunchy and nice
Marpha is famous for its apples