Yak Kharka – Thorung Phedi

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Straddling the churning waters of the Jharsang Khola river, our destination is the foot of the pass.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Annapurna Circuit

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.14 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,893 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 203 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 14,902 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13,212 ft
  • ⚐ Country: Nepal
  • ⚑
    Start: N 28.722537° / E 83.973936°
  • ⚑
    End: N 28.777055° / E 83.972391°
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Description of the walk

(S) From the Yak Kharka lodge, head north, making a quick and easy ascent to the village of lodges at Letdar.

(1) Continue north along the left bank of the Jharsang Khola. Cross it via a new footbridge.

(2) Walk past the lodges at Thorung Base Camp and, following the right bank of the river, finish the day at Thorung Phedi (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 13,212 ft - Yak Kharka Lodge
  2. 1 : mi 1.28 - alt. 13,839 ft - Letdar
  3. 2 : mi 3.04 - alt. 14,281 ft - Jharsang Khola
  4. E : mi 4.14 - alt. 14,902 ft - Thorung Phedi Lodge

Notes

An even shorter stage than the day before, allowing for a good rest ahead of tomorrow, as tomorrow will be another day – the longest day of the trek. The morning is spent breathing the air at an altitude of 4,500 metres; it’s thin but no more expensive than elsewhere. A visit to the landing zone where the helicopter arrives, a training session at the hyperbaric chamber just in case, a quick meal in the evening and straight to bed, as tomorrow we’re up at… 2.00 am.

Worth a visit

Here, you have to look up towards the west; that’s where we’ll set off the next day, and the winding tracks glimpsed in the distance promise a gruelling climb…

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