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To avoid altitude sickness, it is necessary to spend an extra day in Manang area

I decided to go to the Ice Lake (Kicho Tso) at 4620m. The views of Annapurna and Gangapurna were spectacular

On my 5th day I finally had good views of big mountains

That's Annapurna III (7555m) on the left and Gangapurna (7454m) in the middle

Stupa near the Ice Lake

People living in Nepal Himalaya follow Tibetan Buddhism

Annapurna III from the valley. It may not be obvious, but it's 4000m above me!

Woman in Bragha

Day 6 from Bragha to Letdar 4230m

Thorung High View Camp 4850m. At this altitude every step takes a lot of effort

Path leading up to Thorung La Pass, the highest point of this trek

Prayer flags at Thorung La 5416m

Walking down to Muktinath. 1700m is hard on the knees!

Sadhu outside Muktinath Monastery, Nepal Himalaya's most important pilgrimage site

Hand-made jewelry sold in Muktinath

Solar cooker. The sun is very strong at this altitude

Walking towards fortress-like village of Jharkot

This side of Thorung La is very dry with little vegetation

Day 8 from Muktinath to Kagbeni. Easy walking with beautiful scenery

This is around 3400m in altitude

I'm not sure how goats survive dry winters, there is so little to eat

This goat had to be encouraged to pose for my photo

Water is precious here

Arriving at the beautiful oasis of Kagbeni