Trekking in the Himalayas with RAFMA in 1998
Detailed Itinerary of Mel and Mary
- 9th October: flew from Heathrow to Moscow
- 10th October: flew from Moscow to Kathmandu
- 11th October: arrived Kathmandu
- 12th Ocrober: explored Kathmandu
- 13th October: by road from Kathmandu to Jiri
- 14th October: trekked from Jiri to Bhander
- 15th October: trekked from Bhander to Sete
- 16th October: trekked from Sete to Junbesi
- 17th October: trekked from Junbesi to Nuntala
- 18th October: trekked from Nuntala to Khari Khola
- 19th October: trekked from Khari Khola to Puiyan
- 20th October: trekked from Puiyan to Phakding
- 21st October: trekked from Phakding to Namche Bazar
- 22nd October: explored Namche Bazar
- 23rd October: trekked from Namche Bazar to Deboche
- 24th October: trekked from Deboche to Dingboche
- 25th October: explored Dingboche
- 26th October: trekked from Dingboche to Lobuche
- 27th October: trekked from Lobuche to Kala Patthar, from where we could see Mt Everest, Nuptse, Changste and Lhotse in the distance, then back to Lobuche
- 28th October: trekked from Lobuche to Dingboche
- 29th October: trekked from Dingboche to Thangboche
- 30th October: trekked from Thangboche to Namche Bazar
- 31st October: explored Namche Bazar (Market Day)
- 1st November: trekked from Namche Bazar to Phakding
- 2nd November: trekked from Phakding to Lukla
- 3rd November: flew from Lukla to Kathmandu
- 4th November: explored Kathmandu
- 5th November: rafting on the Bhote Khosi
- 6th November: rafting on the Bhote Khosi
- 7th November: flew from Kathmandu to Moscow
- 7th November: flew from Moscow to Heathrow
Activity Summary
For our party of 'old-timers' we had seventeen days trekking, two days river rafting, five days sightseeing, exploring and relaxing, one day on the road, and five days flying.
The 12 younger more-energetic members of our RAFMA party topped out on Ama Dablam, 6,812 metres, instead.
Photographs
Breakfast before the start of the day's trek
Trekking
Rafting on the Bhote Khosi
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