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.
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Work in the field.
Chamliya Khola (the river in the
back).
The
small town of Gokuleshwar (600m).
Crossing
the Chamliya Khola river.
After
heavy rains, Chamliya Khola
carries tree logs that are collected by local people (a dangerous job).
Scenery
near Lumthi.
Khandesoweri village (2300m).
Another
small village.
Trail
along the Chelli Ganga river.
The rain caused many landslides.
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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.
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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.
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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 village of Chetty.
We
spent a night just below the false Pathrasi pass. This is a view of the Indian skyline in the
morning.
Chetty (3000m).
A
cannabis field near Chetty.
Chetty people carrying cannabis.
Other
people of Chetty. These people, called Boharas, are of Tibetan descent.
The
Chetty people make most of their clothes, including
these trendy jackets.
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