Annapurna red diary
Phone call from sis, about mom. She was attacked by the heat. Too fragile. She totally ignores her own physical condition. Maybe doing laundry is her biggest task or target of the life. Putting things in the sun on the roof-top, even while the summer...
One month later, I visited Na again, spending 12 nights with Aani and Ajang. At that time, Tsering already returned back to south India. “12 nights? That’s long! Aren’t you bored?” “Besides photographing and shooting, what did you do? Nearly 2 weeks there!”...
Aani, Ajang, Tsering and us No guide, no porter. We were just rejected by the only open lodge in the village,4200 meters high. “You can go to Gaurishanka Hotel.” The hostess of the Rolwaling Resort turned her back after throwing out these words, apparently,...
Yeti is. Before we reached Rolwaling, Mica told me this area was alsofamous for the yeti. “Did you see yeti?” “Is there any yeti?” “Did anyone see yeti here?” “Is it true there was yeti here?” Out of the window, the mountains capped with the white snow,...
When there is an “enough” distance between you and a yak oryaks, like fence, or van, you may raise the camera, focusing, looking for good perspective, and say, “Hey, look over here!” What if there is not? It was on the way between Donga and Beding, from...
After three consequent big big but different dinner, on the fourth day morning, we were wondering what would be the next. “Aalu momo, dinner, okay?” Tsering asked. “Momo?” Mica’s eyes sparkled. He had high standard on momo. “Wait for us! Don’t make it...
“What you want to eat for today?” was the routine question from Tsering. “You eat, we eat! Same same! Okay?” was our routine answer. “Okay, okay!” – “Okay” and “no problem” were the most frequent words from Tsering. Always light smiling, with hands up...
Aalu, chia and chang In Rolwaling area, killing animals is prohibited strictlydue to their Buddhism practice. The only chance to eat meat, is when a yakfalls from the cliff, dead. Local will dry the yak meat for their long trip.---- “How much odd it would...
She must be at least 65 years old, the oldest one among the women. Like other women, she was in Sherpa traditional downs, with a big silverband on the waist. What differed her was the green green jacket, the mountaineering jacket. Among the grey, dark...
After days of up and down walking in the endless Himalayanrange, eventually, we arrived the Na village, about 4200 meters high, the last and the highest settlement of our Rolwaling trip, in the sun and wind. It was early April. “12 years ago, it was more...
