The authors ; 2 Foreword: 7 Painting the 8 The marks: = 9 Status August 2011 9 General facts about trekking 10 Cigarettes & Co 13 In Kathmandu: 13 Getting to the area: 15 Trail description with NATT trails 16 Possible schedules 17 The need for a good altitude acclimatization 18 From Besisahar to Bhulbhule 18 Bhulbhule 19 Bhulbhule- Bahundanda 20 Ghermu 21 Syange-Jagat 21 Jagat - Chamje 22 Tal 23 Tal to Dharapani 23 - Danaque -Temang 24 Thanchouk - Koto - Chame 25 Chame - Bhratang 25

Bhratang - Dhukur Pokhari : 26 Upper ** 3400m 27 ** 28 Ngawal ** 3660m 29 Braka *** (Braga) 3470 m 31 Side tripsixom Braka 32 Ice Lake ** 32 Milarepas' Cave ** 33 * 3500 m 33 Day hikes from Manang: 34 Side Trek to and 35 Manang to Khangsar 2 hours 35 The "Grande Barriere" *** 36 Going to Tilicho Lake *** 37 Crossing Tilicho Lake to Jomsom 39 Manang to Yak Kharka or Churi Ledar 39

http://d-nb.info/1016559461 Crossing Thorong La and the dangers ofHigh Altitude Sickness 40 Churi Ledar to Thorong Phedi 43 Climbing up to High Camp 44 From high camp to Thorong la 3-4 hours 44 Thorong La to Muktinath 4-5hours 44 Muktinath *** 46 -3770 m 48 Jharkot ** 50 Lubra ** (also Lupra) 52 Lubra to Jomsom 2 hours 53 Muktinath -Ranipauwa to Kagbeni *** 53 Chongur ** 54 Jhong ** (also Dzong) 54 Jhong ** to Putak* 55 My love Kagbeni 2800m 57 Tiri 2800 m 59 Kagbeni - Jomsom standard route 2, 5 hrs 60 High route from Kagbeni to Jomsom ** 61 Jomsom 2720 m 62 Jomsom to Marpha by road 1-1, 5 hrs 63 Jomsom to Marpha by the new NATT- trail ^ 63 Marpha *** 64 Marpha - (Tukuche) - Kokhethanti 65 Tukuche 66 Chokhopani to Sauru (2-2,5 hrs) 67 Sauru to Sirkung and Kokhethanti 67 Kokhethanti - Titi Lake, Taglung - Kalopani 68 Kalopani 69 The forest trail from Lete to Ghasa ** 71 Ghasa 2010m 72 Dana 73 Tatopani - Pokhara by Bus or Jeep 74 From Tatopani to Ghorepani and Poon hill *** 74 Ghorepani 2860 m 75 Poon hill *** 75 Tadapani - Gandrung - Birethanti - Nayapul 76 Pokhara *** 800 m 76 What to do in Pokhara? 77 Continuing from Pokhara: 78