Annapurna I Expedition
- Overview
- Itinerary
- Map
- Gallery
Overview
Annapurna is famous for being the tenth highest mountain in the world, situated to the east of the great George cut through the Himalaya by Kali Gandaki river. Literally, Annapurna in Sanskrit language means full of grains but normally translated as "Goddess of the Harvests". In Hindu mythology, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an incarnation of Durga.
Annapurna mountain region is
commonly called Annapurna region and the entire massif and surrounding
area are protected within the 7,629 sq. km by Annapurna Conservation
Area Project (ACAP). ACAP is the first and largest conservation area in
Nepal, established in 1986 by King Mahendra Trust for Nature
Conservation which is now renamed as National Trust for Nature
Conservation (NTNC).
The Annapurna massif contains six major peaks over 7,200m
viz. Annapurna-I 8,091m, Annapurna-II 7,937 m, Annapurna-III 7,555 m,
Annapurna-IV 7,525 m, Gangapurna 7,455 m, and Annapurna South 7,219 m.
Itinerary
Itinerary : A
Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu and transfer hotel
Day 02-03: Kathmandu official work & preparation for expedition
Day 04: Drive to Pokhara
Day 05: Drive Suikhet and trek to Pathana
Day 06: Pathana – Ghandrung
Day 07: Ghandrung – Tadapani
Day 08: Tadapani – Dobatto
Day 09: Dobatto – Chistibung
Day 10: Chistibung – Khubra
Day 11: Khurba – Base camp of Annapurna South
Day 12-24: Climbing Period Annapurna South.
Day 25: BC – Shownta
Day 26: Shownta – Ghorepani
Day 27: Ghorepani – Birethati
Day 28: Birethati- Nayapul drive Pokhra & Kathmandu
Day 29: Kathmandu
Itinerary B:
Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu and transfer hotel
Day 02-03: Kathmandu official work & preparation for expedition
Day 05: Drive Suikhet and trek to Pathana
Day 06: Pathana – Nayapul
Day 07: Nayapul - Deurali
Day 08: Deurali – Himalayan Hotel
Day 09: Himalayan Hotel – Machapucherre Base camp
Day 10: Machapuchere Base – Annapurna South Base camp
Day 11-23: Climbing Period Annapurna South.
Day 24: Annapurna South – Himalayan Hotel
Day 25: Himalayan Hotel - Deuralli
Day 26: Deurali – Ghandrung village
Day 27: Ghandrung - Birethati- Nayapul drive to Pokhara
Day 28: Drive to Kathmandu
Day 29: Kathmandu.
Day 30: Final Departures