Manaslu & Tsum Valley, Day 17 Dharamshala – Bimtang

 

 

 

Today, we get up at 4 am.  The sky is clear and dotted with sparkling stars.

The white of surrounding glaciers is illuminating the surroundings.

The beauty is overwhelming. This day is the longest day of our trek – 6

miles up to the over 17,000 feet Larkya La (pass)

and down to the next village, Bimtang.

We are in pure awe the entire day.

 

 

 

 

night view
Night view

 

 

 

Morning Dew
Morning Dew

 

 

 

More morning Dew
More morning dew

 

 

 

First sunrays with path marker (snow) in the foreground
First sunrays with path marker (snow) in the foreground

 

 

 

Crystal clear lake reflecting the surroundings
Crystal clear lake reflecting the surroundings

 

 

 

Glacier of the Larkya Mountain range
Glacier of the Larkya Mountain range

 

 

 

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Little mouse in rocky environment
Little mouse in rocky environment

 

 

 

Majestic mountain with Anna-Sophie
Majestic mountain with Anna-Sophie

 

 

 

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Harvesting herbs for Puja (offering) at home
Harvesting herbs for Puja (offering) at home

 

 

Rock, snow and ice
Rock, snow and ice

 

 

 

Path along glacier with glacier lake in background
Path along a glacier

 

 

Arriving in Bimtang after a long day
Arriving in Bimtang after a long day

 

gwwien
gwwienhttps://simplyjustwalking.com
Born and raised in a village along the Danube in Austria, Traude Wild soon ventured out into the world. After a two-year program for tourism in Klesheim/Salzburg, she spent nearly a year in South Africa and Namibia. By returning back to Austria, she acquired a Master of Economics at the University of Vienna. After moving to the United States with her four children, she studied Art History at Arizona State University and stayed in the United States for fourteen years. Here, she was teaching Art History in several Universities like Webster University and University of Missouri-St. Louis. Now, she lives partially in Arizona and Vienna and works together with her husband for the University of South-Carolina, Moore School of business as Adjunct Professor organising and leading Study tours in Central Europe. She also teaches at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna. Since 1999, she is practicing Zen meditation in the lineage of Katagiri Roshi. She loves to hike and to write and is a student of Natalie Goldberg. During her often many weeks long hikes she brings her awareness into the Here and Now, describing her experiences in an authentic way. She loves to walk pilgrimages. The longest hike so far was the 1,400 km long 88 Temple pilgrimage in Shikoku, Japan in 2016.

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