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Himalaya is an old Sanskrit word for "Snow Dwelling". The mountain range is created when the Indian subcontinent pushed against the Tibetan plateau. Majority of the mountains in the Himalayas resides in a tiny country known as Nepal. Himalayan-range covers parts of India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bhutan
My wife steemin
This is where Nepal is in the Globe
Today I want to blog about my adventure trekking through the mountains in what’s known as the Lantang Valley (4000m), Nepal. This was a 10 day hike up the mountain that I had completed with my wife. I wanted to start off with this one picture that I took as I was ascending up the mountain. I wanted to show you this to show how altitude can change your body. This is the reason why acclimatization is so important. Many die from not letting their body adjust. After you cross that 3K meters threshold, oxygen content in the air drops down to 80%. Every 500 meters that you climb from there, you need to rest up and acclimatize for 2 days. If you don't sit down and rest then well just look at this noodle pack. This is what's going to happen to you. The organelles, blood and cells in your body is kind of like this noodle bag. It will explode, if enough time is not given to your body to achieve homeostasis. This also applies to when you go diving under water. It's what depressurizing is all about. It's the reason why you don't dive the same day you fly.
So with some science aside here are some pics from my trip to Lantang valley.
Somewhere in the midpoint of our ascend, my wife taking a breather!
Suspension bridge way up in the Himalayas
Here is me.
Some of these Sherpas can carry twice their body weight and go up and down the mountain all day. They’ve got lean, strong muscles and powerful lungs. Not sure what breed of humans they are. Super genuine people though!
Firewood is very scarce at this altitude. As you can see on the pictures, not many trees around. Trees don’t grow very well at these altitudes. So the way to get your warmth is through a dung. This is a dung from a special kind of Himalayan cow called Yak. Here they were drying Yak's poop on the house walls. Used to replace firewood.
The roads needed to be fixed and well no bulldozer up here! So people started working the roads themselves. Such Amazing people
Me and my wife continuing to ascend higher
Kids we saw along the way
Looking back at the scene as we continue to ascend higher
Not much bathing, definitely no shaving and sheer ardor makes me look emaciated. Kind of liked the fitness aspect of this.
Then once we returned back home. I ate this in order to fatten myself all over again! Rice is a staple food of Nepal.
In conclusion
Travelling through the Himalayas was a breathtaking experience. People, place and culture are frozen in time. Lantang valley introduces one to mountain ranges much sooner than the other treks in Nepal. The bond that I had created with Nature is something that I will always carry with me no matter where I go. It is great to connect with Nature and reflect on the life that we live. It keeps us grounded. Keeps us calm. Let me know if you have specific questions regarding travels through the Himalayas and I will be more than glad to help you with that. Stay tuned for our epic