April 2023 Khopra Ridge Trek, Nepal

Altitude Loss : 6,561 ft to 3,871 ft Trek Distance : 4.7 km | Trek Duration: 3 hours Bus Drive Distance: 110 km | Drive Duration: 5 hours Today we would officially complete our trek & will be back in our hotel rooms at Pokhara, i.e. by the end of day today and that will be after 3 hours of further trekking and a looong travel by bus. As we complete our trek, I thought of sharing this map showing what we have done over the past 10 days. Before retiring to bed yesterday, the group had a brief chat about collecting a small purse / gratuity to the porters, Bhim kaka & Choten. Yours truly was in charge of this project. After a quick breakfast & tea, all group members were ready to start trekking by 745 AM. By 8 AM we started the last leg of this Khopra Ridge trek. We had to cross a school sports ground before we hit the trail downhill. We saw a few students playing ball in the ground. Also a cage containing few domesticated animals.     Practically the full descent was ...

Altitude Gain: 2,760 ft to 5,440 ft (by bus) Trek Distance: 3.7 km | Trek Duration: 2 hours | Altitude Gain: 5,440 ft to 6,561 ft Yesterday (i.e. on Saturday) evening during the Team Meet & Greet session, the trek lead Vivek had given the following clear instructions to the members. The left luggage & offloading trek bags duly packed to reach the reception by 8 AM. Breakfast would be served by 8 AM. Bus would leave by 930 AM. Accordingly we set alarm & got up by 6 AM. Visited a local shop for morning tea. Had a nice bath (not sure when we would get our next shower!) & reached in time for breakfast. At the breakfast area we met another group of trekkers from TTH who were covering a different trek, ABC - Annapurna Base Camp. As the trekkers were having their breakfast, Vivek announced that rains were predicted later in the day & the earlier we leave & start the trek, lesser our chances of getting caught in the rain. By 9 AM - breakfast completed, the ...