Traverse of
Western Nepal (2008)
Leg 1: From Baitadi to Chetty (September
18-25)
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On
September 16 we took an early bus from Kathmandu to the small town of
View
of Atariya early in the morning. It is not the most
scenic place in
First
view of a high peak (Api Himal?) from Kohelek
Typical
houses
Field work
Chamliya Khola (the river in the
back)
The
small town of
Crossing
the Chamliya Khola river
After
heavy rains, Chamliya Khola
carries tree logs that are collected by local people (a dangerous job)
Sceneries
near Lumthi
Khandesoweri village (2300m)
Another
small village
Trail
along the Chelli Ganga river. The rain caused many landslides
Man
plowing a field near Gazir village, with a big
mudslide on the other side of the river
After
leaving Gazir, we followed a small trail that what
supposed to lead us to Pathrasi pass and allow us to
cross Bakiya Lekh, the
first mountain range of our trek.
Initially,
the trail traverses a dense forest.
Some
views of the trail above the forest. Several sections were fairly exposed,
mainly due to recent landslides.
Views
of the Bakiya Lekh mountain
range
View
of the pass that we initially thought to be Pathrasi
pass
Peak
near this pass
Reaching the pass (4300m). Unfortunately, the pass
was too steep on the other side to continue. We then realized that it was probably
not Pathrasi pass and we decided to backtrack to the
We
spent a night just below the false Pathrasi pass. This is a view of the Indian skyline in the
morning.
Chetty (3000m)
A
canabis field near Chetty
Chetty people carrying canabis
Other people of Chetty. These people, called Boharas, are of Tibetan descent.
The
Chetty people make most of their clothes, including
these trendy jackets
