Author Archives: Ella Shaul

This morning we woke up and ate breakfast, I had Tibetan Bread with chocolate! I also started working on another bracelet. The hike today consisted of very steep uphills and very steep downhills with no in-betweens. While we hiked up, … Continue reading →

This morning was very exciting. We woke up and readied hurriedly, not even eating breakfast. I borrowed a marker from Ganesh in order to finish my surprise; a short bracelet glued to a rock covered in writing. It actually took … Continue reading →

After we woke up and ate breakfast this morning, we began the hike up to the next village, Tengboche. Though not particularly exciting, the hike seemed very long and the slope was quite steep. However, during the hike, Troy slipped … Continue reading →

Today, we woke up and drove to the Kathmandu airport in order to fly to Lukla Airport, one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Our plane seated roughly ten or twenty people and was a propeller plane. Stairs … Continue reading →

The next day went by very fast. We walked around Pokhara and I bought a really cool new backpack and then it rained for about half an hour and we went to sleep. The next day we mostly drove and … Continue reading →

The next morning the porters decided to clean their sins by committing the water ritual support early in the morning. Very smart. Then, we woke up and left the village in a jeep. We commenced on what we thought would … Continue reading →

The next morning we embarked on possibly the easiest hike I had done on the Annapurna, the trail to the Annapurna High Camp. It was in short segments and the steepest part was only five or ten minutes long. Also, … Continue reading →

The next morning we woke up early and began a steep hike across a landslide-ravaged trail. We stopped at a camp to eat lunch and then continued walking across the steep areas until we arrived at the highest lake in … Continue reading →

(This is where I start writing well, sorry!) Then, we started hiking on our way to Manang, a large village. We hiked for a while but the time went by very fast. However, early on we stopped at a tea … Continue reading →

The first day of the trek went by uneventfully except for the astoundingly beautiful scenery and people. We passed corn fields and gardens as well as a herd of goats. When we got to our waterside village, Ganesh told me … Continue reading →