It just proved too difficult and too expensive going to Manaslu and Tsum Valley. They will just have to wait. I have not been able to find anyone to share with me the permit, guide and porter, that are all necessary for Manaslu. So now I have decided to go to The Everest Trek once again. It is a lovely trek and it is now 8 years since I was there last. High time for a revisit.
Manaslu and Tsum would have cost me about $3000 which should be compared to the 400 or so my last trek, Annapurna Circuit and Sanctuary cost for about the same length of time.
Today I have been to the Tourism Board office and got the TIMS permit for it. I have also talked to Shona's about renting backpack, sleeping bag and down jacket from them. Their stuff seems good.
I have tomorrow to arrange the last details and pack. Then tuesday I am off to Jiri, or maybe further since the road now seems to go all the way to Bandar. I plan to go out via The Arun Valley as I have before. This means I will be trekking for about a month.
Last time on Everest I was out for 36 days including travel out and back to big K. But then we were snowed in at Pheriche for 3 days, and we spend another 3 or 4 at Gokyo. Again I hope to go across Cho La, but that will eventually depend on weather conditions at the time. Otherwise I might go around the high route via Phortse.
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