April 2023 Khopra Ridge Trek, Nepal

Altitude Gain : 9,678 ft to 11,975 ft Trek Distance: 3.5 km | Trek Duration: 3 hours A family member who has been following my writing since past 20 years feels this blog is becoming a very serious piece of writing, like a thesis. His opinion is that a blog unless it belongs to the academic type, should include some humour, else who ever it is who are reading may lose interest. So at this point of time, let me see if I am able to bring a smile to those who have read this far & continue to do so..... Today was the last day of ascent, the day we would reach the summit, the highest point of our trek. I have heard trekkers (literally) behaving as though they have reached a "high" when they reach the summit. However all that is for a bit later. This is just the beginning of the day, another 3.5 km or 3 hours of teetering along remains... Having managed to take care of my stomach without getting it upset with the variety of foods that I have been stuffing down my throat in the ...