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| gang leader | ||||
| Assim oversees the packing as we prepare to leave Thuli Kharka | ||||
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| the glow | ||||
| the sun just peeking through the high mountain wall as we continued our trek onwards | ||||
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| mama & kiddo | ||||
| mother and child of a teahouse at Thuli Kharka | ||||
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| taking in | ||||
| Chia pauses briefly to take in the astonishing view | ||||
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| first glimpse of mera | ||||
| the trail contours round the mountain side to reveal our first glimpse of Mera Peak | ||||
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| long way to go | ||||
| the Ingku Valley that leads up to Mera Himal is still a long distance beyond us | ||||
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| target in sight | ||||
| the team takes a break to admire the Mera massive and its surround peaks | ||||
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| pine forest | ||||
| a steep down climb to the Ingku Valley, passing back below the treeline and into the pine forest | ||||
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| devastation | ||||
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| wrath of mother nature | ||||
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| riverside trek | ||||
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| ingku valley | ||||
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| camp @ kothe | ||||
| after an exhaustive day of trekking, we were warmly welcomed into camp | ||||
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| a new settlement | ||||
| established only after the devastating floods of '98, Kothe is a relatively new but huge settlement with quite a number of teahouses serving to the trekkers needs | ||||
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