We were supposed to be heading to Everest Base Camp, but weather cancelled flights for 5 days, stranding nearly 6000 people who are waiting for a flight to Lukla. We changed our plans to the ABC trek.
Day one of the Annapurna Base Camp trek is in the books. We are relaxing in our room before dinner at a tea house in Ulleri.
The hike 6.25 miles, 3573 feet of elevation gain (the continuous rock steps kicked my butt), final elevation 6738 feet.
The hike started at the Annapurna Sanctuary permit station, weaved though the little town there, then suddenly spit us out on a steep rocky road which could have been anywhere in the US, if there weren’t 8000 meter peaks lurking just over the hillside next to us.
After stepping aside for numerous 4x4s, motorcycles and even the local bus, we turned left, dove down for our first cable bridge crossing, then started climbing seemingly never-ending, variable-height, rock steps.
