I've had an amazing year. Eight walking trips, 95 days of full- on walking and loads of adventures.   At the moment, as well as trying ...

Christine has wanted to walk the Annapurna Circuit ever since we made our first trip to Nepal about 9 years ago.  It's the trek that ...

Given the murky weather of the last few days it was well worth the predawn 300 metre climb up to Poon Hill above Ghorepani. By the time w...

Good weather again today but the valley between Ghasa and Tatopani is a deep one and the views of the big Annapurna peaks were limited.  ...

Today we left the huge flat bottomed,  pebbled filled valley floor behind us and headed away from the road into really remote countryside...

The massive flat bottomed valley that had been a feature of the approach to Marpha disappears on the other side of the town and the route...

The schedule now includes a couple of short walking days which the trip notes say are included just in case bad weather stops us climbing...

After crossing the Thorang La yesterday we walked down to the bustling little town of Muktinath and shared a tea house with a couple of G...

Four o'clock wake up knock, quick pack and then into breakfast. The large French party we were sharing the tea house with were just a...

Seriously cold, last night it snowed and Paul measured the temperature in his room at minus seven.  It's all very uncomfortable but d...

Weather a bit disappointing today, not a disaster but too cloudy to see the tops of the mountains. Just as well that yesterday gave us su...

Everyone on the Annapurna Circuit seems to stop at Manang for a rest or acclimatisation day before pressing on to the Thorang La, the b...

Best walk of the trip so far, absolutely wonderful.  Great weather, particularly in the morning and huge views, a complete turnaround f...

The stunning weather of yesterday proved to be a false dawn, today was cloudy with occasional flurries of snow and, as the wind got str...

We have now started to really to get into high mountains and on que the weather has changed.  The humid murky conditions of the first two...

Slightly improved weather in the morning, but similar wet weather in the afternoon, the scenery however has got even better. Deep va...

Must admit I always find the first day of a hike like the Annapurna just a bit of an ordeal but this one hasn't been too bad. Still s...

Day 2 and a full days walking, the group has gelled really well and everyone seems to getting on well with each other and the challenge of ...

Definitely getting “stir crazy” and ready for another big walk. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for another six month trip like l...