https://east2westnepal.org/articles/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscn0699.jpgBad route into Chyamtanghttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscn0690.jpgThe local familyhttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0740.jpgArun ValleyFresh goat.......love it.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0737.jpgArun ValleyA social early lunch. Sadly this was a one off.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0723.jpgArun ValleyAn old woman negotiating a track that had recently been hit by a localised landslide.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0720.jpgArun ValleyA storm rolling up the Arun Valley as I was heading down.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0713.jpgArun ValleyThe Arun Valley is an enormous feature with villages at random locations along it. I took a route through the village in the foreground and then walked over the incredibly steep hill in the background to continue my route south along the valley.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn07071.jpgArun ValleyThe very friendly village of Chyamtang in the northern part of the Arun Valley. After spending 5 nights wild camping int he moutons this village was a welcomed change.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0672.jpgKanchenjungaThe traditional Sherpa village of Thudam.2015-03-23T06:33:56+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/trip-details/route-details/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image1.jpgimage1.jpg2014-02-12T22:43:08+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/ght-video-diaries/2014-01-26T16:12:19+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/trip-details/kit-an/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/doc-mckerr-ght-route-map-powerpoint-001.pngDoc McKerr - GHT Route on a Maphttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0751.jpgArun ValleyA small bamboo hut in the middle of the jungle at the edge of the Arun River. After getting caught out by another storm the farmer was very kind and let me stay here overnight.2017-07-12T06:43:02+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/about/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/image3.jpgDocOn the summit of Thorang Peak (6,144m) Annapurna Region, Nepal2015-01-21T01:34:26+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/galleries/ght-photos/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-18-at-17-14-00.pngMy GHT routeThis is a screen shot from my Yellowbrick Tracking system website. It shows the exact route I took across Nepal using both the Upper and Lower GHT. Most of the routes used were however, in the upper sections. https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2617.jpgHumlaRelieved and happy to have finished. The red powder and scarves were given as part of the welcoming by the GHT Development Programme team as I arrived into the village of Simikot.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2612.jpgHumlaA warm welcome by the GHT Development Programme team in Simikot.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2585.jpgHumlaThe boots had seen better days by the time I had finished. https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2571.jpgHumlaThe official finishing point of the Great Himalaya Trail, the other side of Friendship Bridge. It had take me 64 days 2 hour and 35 minutes to walk the 1480km from Kanchenjunga Base Camp (although I had walked 1580km in 73 days in total including the time to get to the start point) . However, the walk wasn't over, I had a 2 day 72km walk back to Simikot to get my flight out of the Himalayas. https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2545.jpgHumlaFinally I can see Tibet. This was the final pass before arriving in the boarder town of Hilsa. It was pretty windy!https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2500.jpgHumlaTraditional village houses in Humla.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2481.jpgHumlaA clear day as I trekked into Simikot. Sadly the weather didn't last.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2398.jpgLake RaraOne of the most peaceful places I visited. It was just a shame that it was so cloudy, otherwise I would have been able to see the mountains.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn2389.jpgJumlaHindu temple2013-11-02T23:27:24+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/galleries/ght-video-diaries/2013-11-02T23:12:59+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/blog/2013-09-29T17:35:11+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/donations-sponsors/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fb.jpgfbhttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ssafa_large.jpgssafa_largehttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/306945_143650425771009_2140332946_n.jpg306945_143650425771009_2140332946_n2013-07-10T21:45:37+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/2013/07/10/beardy/2013-07-16T15:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://east2westnepal.org/galleries/previous-trips/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0234.jpgHousehold ChoresChildren high up in Mansalu Region collecting fire wood as part of their household chores.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0269a.jpgThe Team and I at Samdo, MansaluA team photo the day before we crossed the Larke La Pass (5,106m) on the Mansalu Circuithttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0216.jpgIn the Shadow of Mt Mansalu (8,156m)A small village which sits in the shadow of Mt Mansalu (8,156m), the eighth heighest mountain in the world. The village is really only occupied during the winter when the villages higher up trail migrate due to the harsh weather conditions.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0190.jpgCheeky Children on the Trail to Larky Pass, MansaluThe great things about the Mansalu Circuit is the distinct change in people as you head north. These were the first people to start using Tibetan words rather than Nepali. They asked me for 'shim-shim' which is Tibetan for sweets.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1424.jpgTraditional Gurkha Selection Dhoko Race - 2009As part of the Nepali Language Course all Brigade of Gurkha Officers complete the Dhoko Race, which all potential Gurkha Soldiers need to pass as part of their selection process. The route is 5km and has a height gain of 500m. Individuals have to complete it in under 48 mins carrying a load of 25kg (55lb). I came 5th out of 12 and did it in 46 mins. Respectable but not ground breaking.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/paldor.jpgPaldor , Second Summit (5850m)Standing ontop of Paldor's second summit (5850m). We did not reach the summit as the route in was deemed too dangerous. The mountains in the background lead towards Tibet.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pc160425.jpgPaldor High CampI am just about ready to go and recce the route across the glacier with my climbing partners. This was essential to identify where the large cravasses were, of which there were many.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0226.jpgPaldor Base CampThe team at Paldor base camp. Paldor (5928m) is the snowy peak in the background.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pc170436.jpgOn the Way to PaldorLooking back towards high camp in the glacier below shortly after sunrise. Although it looks warm, the temperature was well below zero and the wind made it feel far colder.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0088.jpgFinal Camp Before Thorang La, AnnapurnaThis was a very cold and windy campsite prior to reaching Thorang Lar (5416m).2013-02-10T17:29:03+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/galleries/galleriesgws-photos/https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tapstanddapchesyangja-2008-09.jpgTap Stand,Dapche,SyangjaThis GWS funded and constructed tap stand in Dapche, Syangja, is one of the many water projects GWS completed every year in areas where water is a significant issue.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0638.jpgTypical classroom in remote villages in NepalThis is a typical kind of classroom used by students in remote villages in Nepal. It is these types of schools which the Gurkha Welfare Scheme works hard to supporthttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0456.jpgLooking north onto Rumjattar, in the east of NepalThis is the small town of Rumjattar in the east of Nepal and is very typical of the terrain that we covered to deliver and see projects across the countryhttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0420.jpgMy porter and IMy porter and I taking a few minutes rest and admiring the view of the Himalayas in the background.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0686.jpgOld Mountaineering BottleAn old mountaineering oxygen bottle found on the old route to Everest Base Camp, now used as a school bell in Nepal Danda school, along the Arun Khola.https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0721.jpg Major School Project, Phedi 2010The second major school project in the very remote village of Phedi, in the district of Diktel. It was a full two day walk from a remote airstrip of Tumlingtar https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0103.jpgMajor School Project, Tikedunga, 2010A proud workforce infront of a nearly completed school at Tikedunga, 2010https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1000261.jpgStone Masons at TikedungaStone masons chipping each rock by hand to make them useable in the school walls at Tikedunga, a major school project 2010https://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1210090.jpgWarm WelcomingOne of many incredible welcomings at Bhamti Bhanda schoolhttps://east2westnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pc010061.jpgOpening CeremonyPrem Saheb and I opening a minor school extention project in Damak, 20092013-01-29T00:07:34+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/history-of-the-ght/2015-11-02T04:11:40+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/galleries/2013-02-23T21:36:27+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.org/trip-details/2013-01-26T00:45:33+00:00weekly0.6https://east2westnepal.orgdaily1.02017-07-12T06:43:02+00:00