The latest news from Stage 5

As I was saying, a desert has its own beauty (blog 16/6/13), but then it also has another side.It was raining yesterday when we left our alpine desert campsite (near) Goat Kharka, and as we climbed the trail the rain intensified, turning the trail muddy, and of course climbing a steep muddy trail can be lots...

Wow, we've been transported to a new planet (thanks Scottie). Well, that's how it feels anyway - a dry and dusty landscape in every direction, with high hills and mountains stripped of nearly all vegetation, revealing some striking rock formations of various colours.Yes, the GHT has now taken us to the specta...

The team have been sending over some incredible pics, so though we don't have a full blog entry to post, I thought you'd all enjoy these amazing shots of Manasalu region during the final days of Day 5.Pictured above - Greg with local kids at Manasalu - 7 JunePictured below - Crossing Ponkar Glacier River Mana...

Well, that's another high pass plastered with our boot prints, and only another 6 (?) to go.Larkye La (5140 metres) is a trekking pass, rather than a mountaineering pass, but it still required a fair amount of huffing and puffing before we crossed it, three days ago. The approach to the pass is on a good trai...

We are now in the exciting part of Stage 5 of our GHT - about to cross a high pass.Over the past seven days we have followed the Budhi Gandaki upstream and have seen this river in all its moods - gentle and mild while meandering along a wide valley, loud and boisterous when fighting its way down boulder-choke...