Posted on 07/23/2015 5:51:27 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Nepal reopened its most popular trekking trail to tourists on Thursday after international experts said it was safe, three months after two devastating earthquakes led the government to close most hiking routes.
Miyamoto International, a California-based structural engineering company, said in a report that quake-related damage in the Annapurna region “was very limited”.
Less than 1 percent of the route and 3 percent of guest houses along the Annapurna circuit were damaged, it said, adding the report for the Everest region would be completed shortly.
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Annapurna. I read that book as a youngster. Gave me nightmares.
That is a stunningly beautiful photograph.
That is Lake Phewa at the foothills of the Annapurna range. As close to heaven as one can get on earth, both literally and figuratively.
I just set it as my desktop background.
Thank you for posting that Amazing picture!
I’m going to be climbing a 22,000 footer right near Everest this Oct. I’ve always wondered about the Annapurna Circuit. Have done it? If so, when, and would you recommend it again?
Thanks!
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