Trip Fact
Elevation: 26,545 ft feet / 8,091 meters
Location: Central Nepal
Latitude:
Latitude: 27º 51’ 42” Longitude: 86º 51” 50”
Best season for climbing: Winter, Spring & Autumn
Year First Climbed: 3 June 1950
Convenient Center:
Entry/Exit: Pokhara
Entry: Besi Shahar, Exit: Beni Bazaar
Nearest Major Airport: Kathmandu (minor: Pokhara)
Easiest Summit Route: South face / ridge
Accommodations: Lodge / Camping
Trek grade: Strenuous
Total days: 35 + 5 = 40days
Annapurna
is a 55 km long massif in the Himalayas, the highest point of which, Annapurna
I, stands at 8091m, it is the 10th-highest summit in the world. It is located
east of a great gorge cut through the Himalaya Mountains by the Kali Gandaki
River, which separates it from the Dhaulagiri massif.
Annapurna is a
Sanskrit name which literally means "full of food" (feminine form),
but is normally translated as Goddess of the Harvests. In Hinduism, Annapurna
is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga.
The entire massif and surrounding area are protected within
the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), the first and largest
conservation area in Nepal, established in 1986 by the King Mahendra Trust for
Nature Conservation. The Annapurna Conservation Area is home to several
world-class treks, including the Annapurna Circuit.
Annapurna is one of (with K2) the
world's most dangerous mountain to climb, with a bad fatality to summit ratio.
But there is a hope, that a new route was used this year will be the best and
safest.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and accommodation in hotel
Day 02-03: In Kathmandu for official procedure
Day 04: KTM/Pokhara by air pokhara to tatopani by jeep
Day 05: Tatopani to lete by jeep (1189m)
Day 06: Rest day Lete
Day 07: Trek to Thulo Bugin
Day 08: Trek to Thulo Bugin Pass
Day 09: Trek to Mristi Khola
Day 10: Trek to Base Camp
Day 12-47: Climbing period
Day 48: Trek back to Thulo Bugin
Day 49: Trek back to Lete
Day 50: Lete to Tatopani by jeep
Day 51: Tatopani to pokhara
Day 52: Fly Pokhara to Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 53: Free day in Kathmandu
Day 54: Departure from Kathmandu to your own destination