Circuito Annapurna Completo (Besi Sahar - Bhirentani) Circuit Annapurna - Annapurna Round
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 164.11 mi
- Elevation gain
- 51,755 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 51,378 ft
- Max elevation
- 17,792 ft
- TrailRank
-
61
5
- Min elevation
- 2,443 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 16533
- Uploaded
- November 3, 2017
- Recorded
- October 2017
near Shahaji, Western Region (Nepal)
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Itinerary description
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THIS DESCRIPTION IS THE CONTINUATION OF ANOTHER.
THE FIRST PART OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE IS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING LINK:
COMPLETE ROUTE with all Waypoints
.................................................. ...............................................
THE STAGES OF OUR ROUTE WERE THE FOLLOWING:
Day 1. Besi Sahar - Chame (JEEP)
If it were done walking could be done in two or three days.
There is an option to go by local bus from "Besi Sahar to Bhulbhule" (9 kilometers away). Said bus leaves early in the morning.
Day 2. Chame - Upper Pisang
Day 3. Upper Pisang - Manang
Day 4. Acclimatization. Manang - Ice Lake - Manang
Day 5. Manang - Thorong Pedi
Performing this route in a single day is an error. This route must be completed in two days for the theme of Acclimatization. The ideal would have been "Manang - Yak Kharka" and "Yak Kharka - Thorong Pedi"
Day 6. Thorong Pedi - Yak Khraka
This day we retreated as a precaution to feel several symptoms of "Altitude sickness." When descending the 500 meters that exists between a population and another one, the symptoms disappeared and the following day we continued the march with normality.
Day 7. Yak Kharka - Thorong Pedi
Day 8. Thorong I asked - Thorong La - Muktinath
Day 9. Muktinath - Jomsom
Day 10. Jomsom - Tatopani (MTB)
If it were done walking this stretch would be done in two days. "Jomsom - Kalopani" and "Kalopani - Tatopani"
Day 11. Tatopani - Gorepani
Day 12. Gorepani - Poon Hill - Bhirentani
COMPLETE ROUTE with all Waypoints
COMPLETE ROUTE with the most important Waypoints
.................................................. ...............................................
TRAVEL INSURANCE
We take out two travel insurance.
A basic one for the whole instance in Nepal (19 days cost us € 35 per person).
We were looking at a lot of insurance, we called by phone to inform us and many do not cover Trekkings and others cover them up to heights below 4,000 meters or less. As we were going to be at an altitude of 5,416 meters with those insurance we would not be covered.
Finally we are federated in mountain and what we did was to expand the coverage from national to global. With this we were already covered. To say that I think it is one of the few options to be insured. If you are not federated. Theirs would be to get in touch with a club and federate with them.
I think we found an insurance that did cover, (maybe it was IATI Insurance) but it was worth a lot of money, about € 300 per person or something.
Say that to get the permits are valid with any insurance, although the coverage does not cover the trekking. But in case of emergency as they take out the helicopter to rescue you ................ PREPARE THE PORTFOLIO !! WHY ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE VERY VERY VERY EXPENSIVE !!
.................................................. ...............................................
WATER
There are two options:
- Buy mineral water: Prices vary from 20 Rupees in Besi Sahar, to 220 Rupees in Thorong Pedi. The rest of the route varies between 50 Rupees and 100 Rupees.
These prices (except in Thorong Pedi) are in stores or restaurants. And asking the price first before telling him to give you the water and "haggling". Otherwise the price will be double or even triple.
In the lodgings and in some restaurants the prices come in the letter and are higher. And you do not have the ability to bargain.
- Drinking water: I think it is the most recommended option.
The most popular pills today are: Aquatabs. It comes 50 pills. Its price is about € 8, € 50. A tablet is valid to make one liter of water drinkable. It takes about 60 minutes to act. It is necessary to filter the water first (this can be done with a T-shirt, a coffee filter, ... in many sources the local people have already placed rags for it).
Most people use the option to make water drinkable.
.................................................. ..................................
WHEN TO GO?
- The high seasons are:
October - November - December (the most recommended):
Also being the most recommended is the most popular for hikers. It is when presumably better weather and weather conditions will find you to perform the Trekking.
March - April - May (the second most recommendable season):
In this time you will surely find yourself with fewer hikers than in the season from October to December. Also presumably there will be good weather and good weather conditions, but there will be a greater cloudiness, especially in the afternoons, which may cover the beautiful views of the mountains.
- Average season:
June - July - Agosoto:
Monsoon season and heavy rains.
- Low season:
January February:
It's when it's colder and snowier. You could have problems crossing the "Thorong La".
.................................................. ..............................
BUDGET
Our daily expenses with meals, lodging (they were free if you dined and had breakfast at the hotel), snack along the way, refreshments, water and other drinks, ...
It was about 4,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 33) or 5,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 41.30) per day and per person.
Say that we do not deprive ourselves of anything. We went to the hotels that we liked the best and we saw better (sleep was free, but it's clear that there's nothing for free, they'll charge you a little more expensive food). In addition, we usually ate two dishes each at each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
We bought snacks, chocolates, ..... that we wanted at every moment. And we drank the soft drinks, beers, teas, ..... that we wanted (since we left Upper Pisang until we reached Ranipauwa we did not drink soda or beer for the theme of the Evil Alturas).
My recommendation is to take money to spare. Remember that there are no ATMs, nor can you pay by card throughout the Trekking (in Besi Sahar, Jomsom and Tatopani there are ATMs, but in Jomsom and Tatopani when we went there was no money in the ATMs, and we could not take it out). Remember that they are very isolated peoples.
.................................................. .......................................
HOUR DIFFERENCE
Spain (except Canary Islands) has 4:45 hours less than Nepal.
.................................................. .......................................
PHONE CARD
You can buy local company telephone cards to be able to call Nepalese numbers and also because they have more coverage in case of having an emergency and having to call the rescue teams. There are two large companies in Nepal, you should ask which one has the greatest coverage for the "Annapurna Circuit" area. There are phone shops in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Besi Sahar where you can buy such cards.
.................................................. .........................................
TATOPANI THERMAL WATERS
It is very typical to get to Tatopani and have a bath in its famous hot spring pools.
The price of the entrance to these pools is 200 Rupees (€ 1.65). They let you eat potatoes and snacks, drink beer and soft drinks, smoke (for those who smoke) ......
The opening hours do not remember, but the closing if. They closed at 8:00 p.m.
.................................................. .......................................
EVIL OF HEIGHTS
The altitude sickness is the lack of adaptation of the organism to the hypoxia (lack of oxygen) of the altitude.
It can appear from 2,400 meters above sea level.
SYMPTOM
- Mild headache.
- Intense headache.
- Nausea and / or vomiting.
- Dizziness, lack of coordination and / or visual alterations.
- Pressure in the chest and / or head.
- Breathing and heart rate accelerated. Breathing difficulty
- Decrease in the amount of urine.
- Confusion or disorientation.
- Lack of appetite.
- Physical exhaustion.
- Nervousness.
- Sleep disorders (drowsiness, insomnia, dyspnea, .....)
- Psychological changes (indifference, recklessness, ....)
- Convulsions.
SCORING DIAGNOSIS
- 1 point: Mild headache. Insomnia. Dry cough. Vertigo or dizziness Sickness. Lack of appetite. Difficulty maintaining balance.
- 2 points: Severe headache (resistant to Ibuprofen / Parancetamol). Vomiting Choking or difficulty breathing during the effort. Severe dizziness
- 3 points: Cough with frothy hemorrhagic expectoration (with blood). Fall to the ground. Impossibility of getting up. Severe tiredness in normal conditions. Lack of air at rest. Oliguria (decreased urine production).
- Results:
- From 1 to 3 points: Light. Enough with an Ibuprofen / Parancetamol.
- From 4 to 6 points: Moderate. Rest, ibuprofen, suspend promotion temporarily.
- From 7 points on: Sharp. Descend immediately.
EXTREME SYMPTOMS: Descend immediately.
- Pulmonary edema: Symptoms:
- Dry cough with frothy haemorrhagic expectoration (with blood).
- Severe difficulty breathing at rest.
- Breathing with abnormal and bubbling sound and chest pain.
- Lips, edges of ears and nails may appear bluish.
- Fever may appear.
- Cerebral edema: Symptoms:
- Difficulty walking.
- Clumsiness in fingers and hands.
- Extreme headaches.
- Hallucinations
- Loss of coordination (ataxia)
- Loss of consciousness, including disorientation.
- Memory loss.
HOW TO PREVENT MOUNTAIN BAD
- It can appear from 2,400 meters above sea level.
- It must go up slowly and without haste.
- Do not go excessively tired, nor make very great efforts, go each one to its suitable rate for each one.
- At bedtime, you should not exceed 400 or 500 meters of altitude from the previous night's altitude. (This is very important)
- Before passing the pass of "Thorong La" having slept four days or five days above 3,000 meters.
- It is better to try, if possible, to sleep below the maximum altitude reached during the day.
- Food:
- Drink plenty of water (Between 3.5 liters and 5 liters per day) (IMPORTANT)
- Eat plenty of carbohydrates.
- Little salt.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Avoid caffeine.
- A local remedy for altitude sickness is to consume "garlic soup" (
garlic soup)
.................................................. ....................................
HANDLING / GUIDE HIRING
We do not hire or guide, nor carrier (carrier to carry your backpack). Say that if you are used to the mountain and you know that you will be able to carry the weight of your backpack during the whole trek, in my point of view it is not necessary to hire them.
Say that a lot of people went with one or the other, or even both.
As we were told by the people during the route, the prices are about € 16 the porter and € 25 the guide per day.
I think it goes without saying that a Porta is a person, and that therefore one must treat it as such, and not burden it excessively. Many of them wore very heavy backpacks. I think that I weigh 14 kilos, and I think it's excessive.
.................................................. .....................................
NEPAL VISA
If you arrive by plane, you need the Passport. Then you must fill out an immigration paper that you get when you arrive at the airport and from some computers that are in the airport to take a ticket to register your data. And finally pay the fees:
- 15 days: 25 dollars (€ 21.50)
- 30 days: 40 dollars (€ 34.35)
- 90 days: 100 dollars (€ 85.90)
If you arrive by other means of transport I do not know what will be needed.
.................................................. ............................................
RECOMMENDATIONS
- If you go alone, my recommendation is that you try to find a companion to walk with, especially if you do not have much experience in the mountains.
- Get out early. This way you can take the route with more tranquility, enjoy the landscapes, and you will avoid that you can have an unforeseen event and it is too late.
- If you go without a carrier. Try to carry little weight in your backpack. And if you're going to carry Porta, do not overload him (I think like a lot of 14 kilos, and I think it's excessive), remember that he is a person just like you.
- Take money to spare and in "Nepalis Rupees". During the route there are only ATMs in Besi Sahar, Jomsom and Tatopani. To us in Jomsom and Tatopani we tried to get out and they did not work. Keep in mind that these are very isolated villages. Our cost was about 4,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 33) or 5,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 41.30) per day and per person (without depriving us of anything if).
- Do your best to carry an insurance that covers the trekking at an altitude of 5,416 meters. Helicopters are very expensive.
- Tips: They are not necessary there are people who leave and others who do not.
THE FIRST PART OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE IS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING LINK:
COMPLETE ROUTE with all Waypoints
.................................................. ...............................................
THE STAGES OF OUR ROUTE WERE THE FOLLOWING:
Day 1. Besi Sahar - Chame (JEEP)
If it were done walking could be done in two or three days.
There is an option to go by local bus from "Besi Sahar to Bhulbhule" (9 kilometers away). Said bus leaves early in the morning.
Day 2. Chame - Upper Pisang
Day 3. Upper Pisang - Manang
Day 4. Acclimatization. Manang - Ice Lake - Manang
Day 5. Manang - Thorong Pedi
Performing this route in a single day is an error. This route must be completed in two days for the theme of Acclimatization. The ideal would have been "Manang - Yak Kharka" and "Yak Kharka - Thorong Pedi"
Day 6. Thorong Pedi - Yak Khraka
This day we retreated as a precaution to feel several symptoms of "Altitude sickness." When descending the 500 meters that exists between a population and another one, the symptoms disappeared and the following day we continued the march with normality.
Day 7. Yak Kharka - Thorong Pedi
Day 8. Thorong I asked - Thorong La - Muktinath
Day 9. Muktinath - Jomsom
Day 10. Jomsom - Tatopani (MTB)
If it were done walking this stretch would be done in two days. "Jomsom - Kalopani" and "Kalopani - Tatopani"
Day 11. Tatopani - Gorepani
Day 12. Gorepani - Poon Hill - Bhirentani
COMPLETE ROUTE with all Waypoints
COMPLETE ROUTE with the most important Waypoints
.................................................. ...............................................
TRAVEL INSURANCE
We take out two travel insurance.
A basic one for the whole instance in Nepal (19 days cost us € 35 per person).
We were looking at a lot of insurance, we called by phone to inform us and many do not cover Trekkings and others cover them up to heights below 4,000 meters or less. As we were going to be at an altitude of 5,416 meters with those insurance we would not be covered.
Finally we are federated in mountain and what we did was to expand the coverage from national to global. With this we were already covered. To say that I think it is one of the few options to be insured. If you are not federated. Theirs would be to get in touch with a club and federate with them.
I think we found an insurance that did cover, (maybe it was IATI Insurance) but it was worth a lot of money, about € 300 per person or something.
Say that to get the permits are valid with any insurance, although the coverage does not cover the trekking. But in case of emergency as they take out the helicopter to rescue you ................ PREPARE THE PORTFOLIO !! WHY ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE VERY VERY VERY EXPENSIVE !!
.................................................. ...............................................
WATER
There are two options:
- Buy mineral water: Prices vary from 20 Rupees in Besi Sahar, to 220 Rupees in Thorong Pedi. The rest of the route varies between 50 Rupees and 100 Rupees.
These prices (except in Thorong Pedi) are in stores or restaurants. And asking the price first before telling him to give you the water and "haggling". Otherwise the price will be double or even triple.
In the lodgings and in some restaurants the prices come in the letter and are higher. And you do not have the ability to bargain.
- Drinking water: I think it is the most recommended option.
The most popular pills today are: Aquatabs. It comes 50 pills. Its price is about € 8, € 50. A tablet is valid to make one liter of water drinkable. It takes about 60 minutes to act. It is necessary to filter the water first (this can be done with a T-shirt, a coffee filter, ... in many sources the local people have already placed rags for it).
Most people use the option to make water drinkable.
.................................................. ..................................
WHEN TO GO?
- The high seasons are:
October - November - December (the most recommended):
Also being the most recommended is the most popular for hikers. It is when presumably better weather and weather conditions will find you to perform the Trekking.
March - April - May (the second most recommendable season):
In this time you will surely find yourself with fewer hikers than in the season from October to December. Also presumably there will be good weather and good weather conditions, but there will be a greater cloudiness, especially in the afternoons, which may cover the beautiful views of the mountains.
- Average season:
June - July - Agosoto:
Monsoon season and heavy rains.
- Low season:
January February:
It's when it's colder and snowier. You could have problems crossing the "Thorong La".
.................................................. ..............................
BUDGET
Our daily expenses with meals, lodging (they were free if you dined and had breakfast at the hotel), snack along the way, refreshments, water and other drinks, ...
It was about 4,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 33) or 5,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 41.30) per day and per person.
Say that we do not deprive ourselves of anything. We went to the hotels that we liked the best and we saw better (sleep was free, but it's clear that there's nothing for free, they'll charge you a little more expensive food). In addition, we usually ate two dishes each at each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
We bought snacks, chocolates, ..... that we wanted at every moment. And we drank the soft drinks, beers, teas, ..... that we wanted (since we left Upper Pisang until we reached Ranipauwa we did not drink soda or beer for the theme of the Evil Alturas).
My recommendation is to take money to spare. Remember that there are no ATMs, nor can you pay by card throughout the Trekking (in Besi Sahar, Jomsom and Tatopani there are ATMs, but in Jomsom and Tatopani when we went there was no money in the ATMs, and we could not take it out). Remember that they are very isolated peoples.
.................................................. .......................................
HOUR DIFFERENCE
Spain (except Canary Islands) has 4:45 hours less than Nepal.
.................................................. .......................................
PHONE CARD
You can buy local company telephone cards to be able to call Nepalese numbers and also because they have more coverage in case of having an emergency and having to call the rescue teams. There are two large companies in Nepal, you should ask which one has the greatest coverage for the "Annapurna Circuit" area. There are phone shops in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Besi Sahar where you can buy such cards.
.................................................. .........................................
TATOPANI THERMAL WATERS
It is very typical to get to Tatopani and have a bath in its famous hot spring pools.
The price of the entrance to these pools is 200 Rupees (€ 1.65). They let you eat potatoes and snacks, drink beer and soft drinks, smoke (for those who smoke) ......
The opening hours do not remember, but the closing if. They closed at 8:00 p.m.
.................................................. .......................................
EVIL OF HEIGHTS
The altitude sickness is the lack of adaptation of the organism to the hypoxia (lack of oxygen) of the altitude.
It can appear from 2,400 meters above sea level.
SYMPTOM
- Mild headache.
- Intense headache.
- Nausea and / or vomiting.
- Dizziness, lack of coordination and / or visual alterations.
- Pressure in the chest and / or head.
- Breathing and heart rate accelerated. Breathing difficulty
- Decrease in the amount of urine.
- Confusion or disorientation.
- Lack of appetite.
- Physical exhaustion.
- Nervousness.
- Sleep disorders (drowsiness, insomnia, dyspnea, .....)
- Psychological changes (indifference, recklessness, ....)
- Convulsions.
SCORING DIAGNOSIS
- 1 point: Mild headache. Insomnia. Dry cough. Vertigo or dizziness Sickness. Lack of appetite. Difficulty maintaining balance.
- 2 points: Severe headache (resistant to Ibuprofen / Parancetamol). Vomiting Choking or difficulty breathing during the effort. Severe dizziness
- 3 points: Cough with frothy hemorrhagic expectoration (with blood). Fall to the ground. Impossibility of getting up. Severe tiredness in normal conditions. Lack of air at rest. Oliguria (decreased urine production).
- Results:
- From 1 to 3 points: Light. Enough with an Ibuprofen / Parancetamol.
- From 4 to 6 points: Moderate. Rest, ibuprofen, suspend promotion temporarily.
- From 7 points on: Sharp. Descend immediately.
EXTREME SYMPTOMS: Descend immediately.
- Pulmonary edema: Symptoms:
- Dry cough with frothy haemorrhagic expectoration (with blood).
- Severe difficulty breathing at rest.
- Breathing with abnormal and bubbling sound and chest pain.
- Lips, edges of ears and nails may appear bluish.
- Fever may appear.
- Cerebral edema: Symptoms:
- Difficulty walking.
- Clumsiness in fingers and hands.
- Extreme headaches.
- Hallucinations
- Loss of coordination (ataxia)
- Loss of consciousness, including disorientation.
- Memory loss.
HOW TO PREVENT MOUNTAIN BAD
- It can appear from 2,400 meters above sea level.
- It must go up slowly and without haste.
- Do not go excessively tired, nor make very great efforts, go each one to its suitable rate for each one.
- At bedtime, you should not exceed 400 or 500 meters of altitude from the previous night's altitude. (This is very important)
- Before passing the pass of "Thorong La" having slept four days or five days above 3,000 meters.
- It is better to try, if possible, to sleep below the maximum altitude reached during the day.
- Food:
- Drink plenty of water (Between 3.5 liters and 5 liters per day) (IMPORTANT)
- Eat plenty of carbohydrates.
- Little salt.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Avoid caffeine.
- A local remedy for altitude sickness is to consume "garlic soup" (
garlic soup)
.................................................. ....................................
HANDLING / GUIDE HIRING
We do not hire or guide, nor carrier (carrier to carry your backpack). Say that if you are used to the mountain and you know that you will be able to carry the weight of your backpack during the whole trek, in my point of view it is not necessary to hire them.
Say that a lot of people went with one or the other, or even both.
As we were told by the people during the route, the prices are about € 16 the porter and € 25 the guide per day.
I think it goes without saying that a Porta is a person, and that therefore one must treat it as such, and not burden it excessively. Many of them wore very heavy backpacks. I think that I weigh 14 kilos, and I think it's excessive.
.................................................. .....................................
NEPAL VISA
If you arrive by plane, you need the Passport. Then you must fill out an immigration paper that you get when you arrive at the airport and from some computers that are in the airport to take a ticket to register your data. And finally pay the fees:
- 15 days: 25 dollars (€ 21.50)
- 30 days: 40 dollars (€ 34.35)
- 90 days: 100 dollars (€ 85.90)
If you arrive by other means of transport I do not know what will be needed.
.................................................. ............................................
RECOMMENDATIONS
- If you go alone, my recommendation is that you try to find a companion to walk with, especially if you do not have much experience in the mountains.
- Get out early. This way you can take the route with more tranquility, enjoy the landscapes, and you will avoid that you can have an unforeseen event and it is too late.
- If you go without a carrier. Try to carry little weight in your backpack. And if you're going to carry Porta, do not overload him (I think like a lot of 14 kilos, and I think it's excessive), remember that he is a person just like you.
- Take money to spare and in "Nepalis Rupees". During the route there are only ATMs in Besi Sahar, Jomsom and Tatopani. To us in Jomsom and Tatopani we tried to get out and they did not work. Keep in mind that these are very isolated villages. Our cost was about 4,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 33) or 5,000 Nepalis Rupees (€ 41.30) per day and per person (without depriving us of anything if).
- Do your best to carry an insurance that covers the trekking at an altitude of 5,416 meters. Helicopters are very expensive.
- Tips: They are not necessary there are people who leave and others who do not.
Waypoints
Lake
15,187 ft
Ice Lake (4.600 m)
Waypoint
11,654 ft
Manang (3.540 m)
Waypoint
10,810 ft
Upper Pisang (3.310 m)
Waypoint
8,835 ft
Chame (2.710 m)
Waypoint
9,065 ft
Tal (1.700 m)
Waypoint
4,278 ft
Jagat (1.300 m)
Waypoint
2,726 ft
Bhulbhule (840 m)
Waypoint
2,536 ft
Besi Sahar (820 m)
Summit
23,320 ft
Annapurna South (7.219 m)
Summit
24,452 ft
Colmillo del Annapurna (7.647 m)
Summit
25,886 ft
Annapurna (8.091 m)
Summit
24,259 ft
Gangapurna (7.455 m)
Summit
24,406 ft
Annapurna III (7.555 m)
Summit
24,646 ft
Annapurna IV (7.525 m)
Summit
25,935 ft
Annapurna II (7.937 m)
Waypoint
2,697 ft
Pokhara
Waypoint
3,373 ft
Naya Pul (1.070 m)
Waypoint
3,422 ft
Birethani (1.025 m)
Waypoint
2,559 ft
Beni
Panorama
10,443 ft
Poon Hill (3.200 m)
Waypoint
9,390 ft
Ghorepani (2.870 m)
Waypoint
4,072 ft
Tatopani (1.200 m)
Waypoint
8,307 ft
Kalopani (2.535 m)
Waypoint
8,996 ft
Jomsom (2.720 m)
Religious site
12,297 ft
Muktinath (3.800 m)
Mountain pass
17,766 ft
Thorong La (5.416 m)
Waypoint
14,813 ft
Thorung Phedi (4.540 m)
Waypoint
13,333 ft
Yak Kharka (4.050 m)
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