Chulu Far East Trekking

Annapurna base camp trekking

For those who love Nepal, its landscape and people, here is a little known trekking peak leading to a wonderful viewpoint facing the Annapurna Great Barrier.

Chulu Massif rises north of the Marshyangdi Khola in the Manang region and form part of the Manang Himal, which is quite rightly included in the larger Damodar Himal. This remote upland area lies to the north of and in a rain shadow formed by the main Annapurna Himal. Huge glacial moraines abound etched deeply by wind erosion into fantastic pillars.

Chulu Far East ascent is not difficult and we will settle an high camp near the col. From that col we follow the long South-West ridge on snow and ice.

Although the approach up the Marshyangdi is relatively quick and involves no great altitude gain, the trek takes you through a wonderful variety of landscape and culture ; from the subtropical lower reaches of the valley with its terraced fields where Gurung people dominate, to the ethnically as well as socially interesting Managba people of the upper valley, crossing rhododendron and pine forests. After the ascent our route crosses the Thorung La, a 5350m high pass before dropping to Jomsom downstream the Kali Gandaki river. We fly back to Kathmandu via Pokhara.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Kathmandu, transfer to hotel

Day 2 : Kathmandu - free day, hotel

Day 3: Drive to Besi Sahar : Trek begins, camp

Day 4: Trek to Ngadi, camp

Day 5: Trek to Jagat, camp

Day 6: Trek to Dharapani, camp

Day 7: Trek to Chame, camp

Day 8: Trek to Pisang, camp

Day 9: Trek to Chulu, camp

Day 10: Trek to Camp 3950m, camp

Day 11: Trek to Chulu BC , camp

Day 12: Trek to High Camp, camp

Day 13: Summit Chulu, back to BC, camp

Day 14: Trek to Manang, camp

Day 15: Trek to Thorong Phedi, camp

Day 16: Trek to Muktinath via Thorung La, camp

Day 17: Trek to Jomsom, camp

Day 18: Flight : Jomsom - Pokhara - Kathmandu, transfer to hotel

Day 19: Free day in Kathmandu, hotel

Day 20: Final departure, transfer to airport

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