Most Annapurna treks start with a crowd. This one starts with a dirt road and a village. Kori Trek Nepal runs from Sikles, a large Gurung settlement northeast of Pokhara, up through oak and rhododendron forest to Kori Danda, a grazing ridge reported at around 3,800 to 3,870 meters. From the top, Annapurna II, Lamjung...Read More
The first rays of sunlight hitting Annapurna I at dawn are something photographs never fully capture. Standing at Annapurna Base Camp, surrounded by a ring of towering Himalayan peaks, feels less like reaching a destination and more like stepping into a natural amphitheatre built by the mountains themselves. Snow-covered giants rise from every direction, while...Read More
