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Day 15: It Feels Like We Are Thru-Hiking
April 22nd Just Past Chyanmtang Village-Btwn Hatiya and Gola Distance: ~14.5mi/23km Trip Total: ~131.5mi/212km Campsite Elevation: 3,958ft/1206m A quick story from last night. I woke in the middle of the night to pee. When I got back in my tent, I had a leech crawling...
Day 14: There Are No Easy Miles Out Here
April 21st Downstream of Thudam Village-Just Past Chyanmtang Village Distance: ~11mi/18km*(mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~117mi/188km Campsite Elevation: 6,593ft/2010m I woke up plenty early to pack up this morning, not wanting to have Buck-30...
Day 13: The Lumbha Sambha Hurdle
April 20th Last Plateau Before Lumbha Sambha Pass-Downstream of Thudam Village Distance: ~10mi/16km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~106mi/170km Campsite Elevation: 10,958ft/3,340m I woke this morning to Buck-30 asking me why I wasn’t packing up...
Day 12: The Kids Are On Their Own
April 19th Olangchun Gola-Last Plateau Before Lumbha Sambha Pass Distance: ~8.5mi/13.7km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~96mi/154km Campsite Elevation: 15,228ft/4641m Oh man, last night was unbelievable. We went to bed at 8pm, right when the home...
Day 11: Gloomy Rainy Zero Day
April 18th Olangchun Gola Welp, the title says it all. It rained on and off steadily all night and into the morning. We only had maybe 6-7hrs of hiking to do, but we wanted to get an early enough start to hopefully be in our tents by the time the afternoon rain/snow...
Day 10: As Pleasant As The GHT May Get
April 17th Langjonk Kharka Campsite-Olangchun Gola Distance: ~8mi/12.9km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~87.5mi/141km Guest House Elevation: 10,506ft/3202m I slept wonderfully in my tent last night. Fortunately, temps were mild, and it was 50F/10C...
Day 9: And Then There Were Two
April 16th Ghunsa-Langjonk Kharka Campsite Distance: 8.5mi/14km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~79.5mi/128km Campsite Elevation: 12,256ft/3736m As I went to sleep last night, it seemed I may have burned my bottom lip on the inside with the sun. It...
Day 8: It’s All A Matter Of Perspective
April 15th Lhonak-Ghunsa Distance: 12mi/19.3km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~71mi/114kmkm Teahouse Elevation: 11,218ft/3419m It was a cold one last night! I don’t have congestion, but was having trouble breathing through my nose and was...
Day 7: Tagging Kanchenjunga Base Camp
April 14th Lhonak-Kanchenjunga Base Camp-Lhonak Distance: ~10mi/16.1* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~59mi/95km Teahouse Elevation: 15,600ft/4755m Today was the big moment. What we’ve been building all week for. We had the hike up to Kanchenjunga...
Day 6: Best Day Yet
April 13th Khambachen-Lhonak Distance: ~6mi/9.7km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~49mi/78.9km Teahouse Elevation: 15,600ft/4755m Note: Let the binge reading begin! Over the next week, I'll be releasing 4-5 posts per day to get the blog caught up to...
Day 5: Don’t Snow On Me And Tell Me It’s Normal
April 12th Ghunsa-Khambachen Distance: ~6mi/9.7km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~43mi/69.2km Teahouse Elevation: 13,371ft/4075m Since today was just a half day of hiking, we had breakfast an hour later and got going at 8:20am. The next few days...
Day 4: A Rest Day In Ghunsa
Today had to be the purest zero I’ve ever taken. It was a true rest day. No errands to run, calls to make, or resupply to buy. Just REST! The day was spent at the Selele Guest House in Ghunsa. I slept fairly well last night, and actually woke because I think I finally...
Day 3: Just Make It To Ghunsa
April 10th Amjilosa-Ghunsa Distance: ~11.5mi/18.5km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~37mi/59.5km Teahouse Elevation: 11,218ft/3419m We are only on day three of this hike and it already feels like an odyssey. I guess it’s the combination of all the...
Day 2: Running On Empty
April 9th Chiruwa-Amjilosa Distance: ~11.5mi/18.5km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~25.5mi/41km Teahouse Elevation: 7,830ft/2387m *Note: As this post and the future ones come out over the next two weeks, I will be out of cell reception. Thanks to...
Day 1: Happy For The Downhill Start
April 8th Suketar Airport-Chiruwa Distance: ~14mi/22.5km* (mileages likely +10% underestimated) Trip Total: ~14mi/22.5km Teahouse Elevation: 4,056ft/1,236m *Note: Before I start, I want to point out that these posts are about 3 weeks delayed because of how remote this...