Introduction:
"Trekking in the Annapurna
Himal will open your eyes
not only to scenes of great
beauty, but will enable you
to build relationship with
people of another race
another culture"
-Kev Reynolds
Author- Annapurna "a
trekkers guide"
Spectatcular view from the
beautiful lake city Pokhara
in central Nepal the
northern horizon, about 30
kilometres(20 miles) away,
is well of glittering snowy
peaks of the Annapurna
mountain. Magical changes of
the colour with sunrise and
sunset, one can feel the
deep enchanment of these
glorious mountain. Among
them twelve summits rise in
excess more than 6000
m(19500 ft.) high. It's an
island block moated on the
east by the eleft of the
marsyangdi khola and the
west by the deep Kali
Gandaki valley. To the
frontier ranges which from
the northern wall of the
curving marsyangdi rises
manaslu (8163 m) and to the
west of the Kali Gandaki the
dramatic Dhaulagiri Himal
crowned by the shapely ice
peak, of Dhaulagiri itself,
while draining the heart
land of thus huge block of
mountain is the deep shaft
of Modi Khola.
Apart from the mountains,
the Annapurna region is
popular for it's
geographical and cultural
diversity. The "heriefy" of
the scenic beauty from the
green lush vegetarian of the
lowlands where rice paddies
terrace the foothills to
arctic-like saragery of ice
falls and gleaming glaciers
and will surprise the new
comer to Nepal with the
broad smiles and genuine
open hearted friendliness of
the local people. Namaste
namaste in their eyes and on
their lips is respect and a
welcome to their guest.
If it is a dream of
mountains that initially
lures you to this himalayan
kingdom. It will be the
valleys and hillsides
populated by a wide range of
rthnic groups, each united
by a common bond of
traditional Nepalese
hospitality and cheerfulness
that ensures you do not
forget it. Among the
Annapurna massif the
cultural diversity the
ethnic variety, is probably
greater than anywhere else
in all Nepal. A rich and
memorable experience indeed
awaits all prospective
trekkers in the Annapurna
Himal.
