Chulu Far East Trekking

For those who love Nepal, its landscape and people, here is a little known trekking peak leading to a wonderful viewpoint facing the Annapurna Great Barrier.

Chulu Massif rises north of the Marshyangdi Khola in the Manang region and forms part of the Manang Himal, which is quite rightly included in the larger Damodar Himal. This remote upland area lies to the north of and in a rain shadow formed by the main Annapurna Himal. Huge glacial moraines abound, etched deeply by wind erosion into fantastic pillars.

The Chulu Far East ascent is not difficult and we will settle at a high camp near the col. From that col we follow the long South-West ridge through snow and ice.

Although the approach up the Marshyangdi is relatively quick and involves no great altitude gain, the trek takes you through a wonderful variety of landscape and culture ; from the subtropical lower reaches of the valley with its terraced fields where Gurung people dominate, to the ethnically as well as socially interesting Managba people of the upper valley, crossing rhododendron and pine forests. After the ascent our route crosses the Thorung La, a 5350m high pass before dropping to Jomsom downstream the Kali Gandaki river. We fly back to Kathmandu via Pokhara.

Day 01:	Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 02:	Kathmandu - free day, hotel
Day 03:	Drive to Besi Sahar : Trek begins, camp
Day 04:	Trek to Ngadi, camp
Day 05:	Trek to Jagat, camp
Day 06:	Trek to Dharapani, camp
Day 07:	Trek to Chame, camp
Day 08:	Trek to Pisang, camp
Day 09:	Trek to Chulu, camp
Day 10:	Trek to Camp 3950m, camp
Day 11:	Trek to Chulu BC, camp
Day 12:	Trek to High Camp, camp
Day 13:	Summit Chulu, back to BC, camp
Day 14:	Trek to Manang, camp
Day 15:	Trek to Thorong Phedi, camp
Day 16:	Trek to Muktinath via Thorung La, camp
Day 17:	Trek to Jomsom, camp
Day 18:	Flight : Jomsom – Pokhara - Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 19:	Free day in Kathmandu, hotelDau 20 Final departure, transfer to airport
Day 20:	Final departure, transfer to airport