Langtang Trek Days 1-5
Langtang in Winter
Day 0: Wednesday 12 February 2020
There was a window of opportunity in February, before work obligations in the spring.
Langtang _ Day 1: Thursday 13th February, 2020 -Dunche to U Kyang
Madhu said there was no point in trying to get transport to Syabrubesi from Dunche, as it is infrequent and already full, but this was just as well as it provided the opportunity to make a new approach into the Langtang Valley, and we had the time.
Langtang in Winter _ Day 2: Friday 14th February 2020 – U Kyang to Lama Hotel
Langtang in a bittersweet experience on a trek is the knowledge that height gained is often sacrificed in height lost. Thus today we could see the long descent to the floor of the Langtang valley where the path would join the main trail.
Langtang in Winter _ Day 3: Saturday 15th February – Lama Hotel to Langtang Village
We were invited to sit in the kitchen while waiting for breakfast. Cooking was done on a semi-open fire, and surprisingly there seemed to be little smoke from the wood used.
Langtang in Winter_Day 4 : Sunday 16th February 2020
A high wind in the night, then stillness. Sleep came with difficulty in the mountain air. Then a bright morning with no wind; warm in the sun.
Langtang in Winter _ Day 5-7: Monday 17th February to Wednesday 19th 2020 – Tsergo Ri and return
This was the climax of the trip. Would I get up without any altitude symptoms, weakness, headache?
Langtang in Winter. Conversations we had on the trek: the pot cannot call the kettle black.
A trek is not just a geographical displacement; it is always a change in consciousness.