Himalayan act snow mountain hiking guide

Do you have any friends who are interested in the Himalayas? What Bian Xiao wants to tell you today is about hiking strategies in the Himalayas. When going hiking, you can refer to this strategy and take a look together.

As a very mature route, CT trekking difficulties do not have many problems in living facilities and logistics support, and the overall conditions are better than those in Mount Everest, especially crossing the Tolongalaya Pass and entering Kaligandaki Valley (Kali

The second half of Gandaki Gorge), the accommodation conditions and food standards of many inns can already be described as luxury. In the first half, the MarsyangdiRiver

Valley) paragraph is poor, but it is completely acceptable.

This is because the opening of the expressway has greatly reduced the speed and cost of commodity circulation.

Therefore, the difficulty of behavior lies not in objective material conditions, but only in two subjective factors.

First, unlike EBC, where the average altitude is extremely high, the average daily climb and descent are not too much. The overall topographic significance value (P value) of ACT is very high, and the intensity will be very concentrated in a few days of the trip. If you want to walk the whole Tuolongla+Boone Mountain, you will face two straight climbs and falls at an altitude of nearly 2000 meters in a short time. You can see this clearly from the following table of altitude changes.

Secondly, during the long two weeks or so, whether you can keep your physical condition at a good level between simple eating and wading through mountains and rivers every day is the decisive factor for you to successfully complete the trip. Of course, based on the current convenient traffic conditions, if you feel tired, you can quickly evacuate from most places other than the two high points without posing a substantial threat to people's health or safety.

ABC/EBC/ACT Three-line Difficulty Comparison

The icon above shows the actual data of the author's three long journeys in Nepal, but the characteristics and difficulties of these three routes are quite different. The cold data cannot be fully reflected, so it is difficult to make a simple horizontal comparison. Here is a brief introduction to the characteristics and difficulties of each line.

The characteristic of ABC is that it doesn't need to consider high altitude adaptability, and it doesn't last long and won't touch the limit of most people. At present, the highway has been repaired to the village with an altitude of about 1500m, which can reduce the distance by about 20km. The difficulty of the trip is only concentrated in the two days of going to the base camp and withdrawing from the base camp, crossing the Chomrong Valley (Chhomrong

KholaValley) is the big step of the road.

If you encounter a snowfall cycle, you will face the snow trek in areas above 3000 meters above sea level, and the difficulty will be greatly increased compared with normal conditions.

EBC, on the other hand, has the longest duration and the highest average altitude among the three lines, and has basic lower limit requirements for altitude adaptability and physical endurance of participants. But in addition, unless you take the road of banishment or choose to pass the pass, if you arrange your trip normally, the intensity will not be particularly high on any day and any road section. The absolute elevation of the three scenic spots is amazing, but the terrain is not obvious, and it has not increased by more than 1000 meters a day.

The whole hiking area is closed to traffic, mainly dirt roads and meadows with moderate hardness. The road surface condition is the best among the three lines, and the snowfall cycle is not as obvious as the other two lines.

The difficulty of ACT is relatively hidden, and its pavement condition is the worst among the three lines. Whether it is a long section of hard jeep road, or the long downhill road from Torong to Muktina, or the step road of Boone Mountain, it will cause great loss to the knee. Due to the large height difference across the line, participants will face very concentrated climbing and descending. If they meet Torongla after the snowfall cycle, the process of crossing the mountain pass will be very difficult.

If you want to walk the whole Tuolongla+Boone Mountain, the official figure is 220km/90h, that is, 18 days, but few people will do so now.

Another uncontrollable factor in the winter weather condition of ACT is the weather. Although the winter climate is relatively stable, and the main paths of ACT, Masyandi Valley and Kaligandaki Valley, are the areas with the least rainfall in Nepal, we should pay attention to the sudden change of winter weather to avoid taking chances. The author went hiking on the southern slope of the Himalayas for four years in a row, and every time he encountered strong winds and snowfall caused by sudden weather changes.

Although the bad weather in winter will consume a lot of water in the air, bringing excellent permeability and ornamental effect, and it will not last for a long time (usually one day and night), in the process of persistence, the natural environment will suddenly become very unfriendly. The loss of body temperature at low temperature, insufficient visibility caused by heavy snow, and snow and ice covering the road will all replace the sunny weather just a few minutes ago in a short time.

If travelers appear in inappropriate places at this time (such as high-altitude fields), they are likely to get into trouble.

In the face of natural forces, everything is like dirt. It is easier to kill you than to step on an ant. The more you have trekked in the Himalayas, the more you will agree with this. For travelers, two preparations can be made. The first is to arrange the trip according to the weather forecast, leaving room for manoeuvre. The second is to prepare the best equipment you can afford as much as possible and reduce your unnecessary consumption.

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The famous Sorengela (54 16) is the highest point of ACT, and it is also the only point that exceeds 5000m. It is located in Yakawa.

Kang, 6482) and Tuorongtian (Thorung

Ri, 620 1) is one of the most spacious gateways in the world. In the general concept, only by crossing Torongla can we be considered as having passed the ACT.

Many raiders say that Torongla can't climb in winter, which is very irresponsible. The author's trip passed smoothly under more than 50 centimeters of snow after the sudden change of weather and the strong wind of magnitude 8 or above blowing near the mountain pass. A few days ago, at least 50 people successfully crossed the pass, which is a difficult form of Torongla under normal conditions, but it does not constitute too many obstacles.

Therefore, it can be concluded that as long as it is not a serious snowstorm that never happened in 65,438+04+00, 2065,438+00, there is no obvious difficulty in crossing Tolongla at any time in the dry season (from 65,438+00 to May of the following year), except for the ability of travelers themselves. A more reasonable way is to reserve 1-2 days' maneuver time in addition to planning the trip according to the weather forecast, so as to rest in place in case of snowfall cycle and climb again after the weather improves.

Some travelers will get up at 2-3 in the middle of the night and leave the storm camp (high

Camp, 4833), it is unwise to start over the pass, because the cold of winter nights is likely to make you face frostbite if you are not fully equipped. From the storm camp to the pass, the snow-free period is about 2-2.5 hours, and you can start at 5 o'clock; It takes almost twice as long to close the mountain in heavy snow, and we can start at 4 o'clock.

The reason why we need to start so early is that it is said that there will be a strong wind near the mountain pass (about 5000 meters above sea level) after sunrise. What I said myself is true. I have never seen such a strong wind, so that I took off my hand and took a photo with my mobile phone, and my fingers were almost unconscious. Therefore, no matter which season challenges the pass, cold-proof and windproof equipment is essential.

If we don't consider the technical difficulty of the pass itself, for ordinary travelers, crossing the 5000-meter pass depends not on the altitude of the pass, but on the logistics support, that is, whether there are bases on both sides of the pass for you to step by step. This is actually the application of Himalayan mountaineering to ordinary people. The distance between villages and camps on both sides, that is, the length and time-consuming of the route, is the difficulty of this pass.

Although Tolongla has surpassed many similar passes in the Himalayan region in absolute altitude, it can provide a camp with perfect logistics support on both sides-the assault camp (high

The walking distance between the camp (4833) and Chalab (4230) is only 5-6 hours.

Even if Chalab is closed in winter, it only takes 7-8 hours to walk to Muktinath (3760). If it hadn't snowed, the time could have been shortened. Therefore, under the same conditions, Tolongla can be listed as the Great Himalayan hiking trail (Great)

It is unreasonable that the pass on the least difficult Himalayan Railway (GHT) cannot be crossed when physical conditions permit.

(When you see Tuolong Day at an altitude of 620 1 m, there is still an hour's journey from the mountain pass. )

* Great Himalayan Trail (GHT) 10 5000 (from east to west)

Lumbasumpass(5 177) connects Zhangjia Nature Reserve in Gancheng and Makaru-Barun National Park.

Apra's AmphulaptsaLa(5845) connects Makaru-Barun National Park and Qombu Everest.

Commalapas (Commalapas, 5535), connecting Inja Valley and Robche Valley.

CholaPass (Cholapass, 5420), connecting Robche Valley and Gezhongba Glacier Valley.

RenjoLa Pass (54 18) connects Geba glacial valley and Potkosi Valley.

TrasiLaptsa (5755) connects Mount Qomolangma and Lorwolin in Khumbu.

MailachachinPass (5353) connects Geelong Valley and Shire Valley.

LarkyaLa Pass (5 106) connects Buligandaki Valley and Dude Valley.

ThorungLaPass (54 16), connecting Masyandi Valley and Kaligandaki Valley.

JungbenLa (5550), connecting Annapurnas Nature Reserve and Upper Dolbeau.

SideTrip branch line exploration method will pass through a very wide area along the way, from which a large number of copies of the branch line (SideTrip) can be derived, some of which are made up of the Main line (main

Trail) has evolved, and the distance is not far, which is equivalent to choosing a different path. Others are completely independent of the main line and need extra time to explore.

Here, the author briefly introduces the main feeder lines, and these feeder lines can find specific tracks on any version of the map purchased locally. The most prominent problem in actually taking the feeder line is not that you can't find the route, but whether you still have the physical strength to go then.

1，Naarphugoansidtripp(Naarphugoansidtripp)

At the Koto (Koto, 2600) checkpoint in front of Chame (2670), you will encounter a branch line heading north, along the Naar River (Naar

Khola) went deep into the Damodah Mountains, explored two villages, Naar (4 1 10) Pugang (Phugoan, 4080), and then passed through Kanglaya Pass (Kang

La, 5306) returned to Nabal (Ngawal, 3657) on the main line.

The feeder line is close to the Tibetan border and belongs to the restricted area. You need to get a special pass at a designated institution to go there.

2.UpperPisangHighRoute

Starting from Pisang, the main line is divided into high road and low road.

Route) two schemes, the former is on the north bank of Mashandi Valley, with an average elevation of more than 3,500m, and will pass through two ancient Tibetan villages, Ghyaru (3670) and Nabal; The latter is located at the bottom of the south bank, below 3300 meters above sea level. Along the way, there are jeep roads, which will pass through hunde airport.

Airport, 3280). The two roads will meet again at Munji (3240).

3. Bracquet Cellac Lake (4600)

From the vicinity of Hangkong Temple in the north of Blacas Village (3439), you can find the location of the ice lake with an altitude of 4,600 meters. This branch line is very high above sea level, and it takes a day to go back and forth. The ornamental effect of the ice lake is similar to that of Kanglayakou (Kang

La, 5306), can look forward to Annapurnas main ridge. Blacas is 30 minutes away from Manan (3540). Manan also has a road to Hu Bing, but it is difficult to walk.

4. Tie Lisu (4920)

The most famous branch line in ACT, if it is going to Lake Tiriqiao and then going through Torongla, it will take three extra days to prepare, along with Konsa (3900) and Shili.

Kharka) and tilitsobasecap(4 150).

After crossing Lake Tiriqiao, you can take a three-way road directly from Konsa to Yak Farm (YakKharka, 4000) without going back to Manan, or you can go on and pass Mesokantola Pass (Meso Kanto).

La, 5 12 1) directly on Zomsom. Meso Kantola is not a general, but a general group. The slope in the west is extremely steep and difficult to cross. It needs to carry camping equipment for one night, but it is almost impossible to cross in winter.

The bigger problem of this branch line is that it will almost become impossible to walk after a snowfall cycle, and it will be impossible to go when the inn of Tiricho Base Camp is closed. If you plan to go in winter, be sure to confirm whether the inn in Tiriqiao base camp is open normally at the inn in Manan. When bad weather comes, the owner of the base camp inn is likely to withdraw to Manan.

5. Musitang and Shangmusitang

In a broad sense, Mustang refers to one of 75 counties in Nepal, with its capital in Chomsham (2720), Kalopani in the south and Clara Pass (Kola) on the border between Tibet and Pakistan in the north.

La, 4660), and UpperMustang (Upper Mustang) refers to the north of Kagbeni (Kagbeni, 2800) and Luo Mantang (Lo

Mantang, 38 10) is a Tibetan community.

Since most westerners can't simply get the chance to go to Tibet, they should go to Upper.

Mustang), a region with relatively pure Tibetan culture, became their alternative, and Nigeria also started from the ground and offered a sky-high ticket of 500 US dollars. In fact, for China travelers who have no restrictions on going to Tibet, the mystery of Shangmu Temple is greatly exaggerated.

In fact, around Muktina, the flavor of Tibetan areas has become quite strong, and Tashi Dele has become as universal as Namaste. If time permits, it is highly recommended to walk from Muktina to Zomsom, which is almost the only section in ACT with both Tibetan culture and regional characteristics.

6. Daolagiri East Glacier

In the south of Larong (2550), you will encounter an extremely wide glacial alluvial flood area. The road has to bypass a relatively long place and there is a narrow river to build a bridge. If you continue south to the south bank, you will see a narrow valley full of rubble, facing the glacier tongue of Dalajiri East Glacier. From here you can walk to the tip of the glacier at an altitude of about 4000 meters.

The problem with this branch line is that it will take more time 1 to get there, and the road is basically unclear. If you want to go, it is recommended to live near Tieqiao, about 20 minutes away from the valley, where there are at least two inns with relatively simple conditions, and then try to hire a tour guide who is familiar with the road.

From Zomsom to Laqiong, you can choose the bus, walk for about 5 hours, and walk from Laqiong to the iron bridge for about 45 minutes.

7.TitiTal

This is a branch line similar to a small loop. On the beach south of Laqiong, you can meet many bridges leading to the east bank of Kaligandaki River. From Kochsanti (2545), you can walk to the small glacial lake under the southern peak of Nizhgiri.

Tal, 1900), and then through the villages of Kunjo and Chhoya, returned to Kalopani in the west bank (2530).

The advantage of this branch line is that it can avoid the busy jeep road.

8. Anna Bunas North Base Camp (Anna Bunas Base Camp North, 4 190).

What we usually call ABC refers to Anna Berners' southern base camp. Because the south wall of Annapurnas is extremely difficult to climb, the utilization rate of this north base camp may be higher. The route to the northern base camp is near Chhoya in the ring road of Titi Lake mentioned above, and all the way along the ridge to the AnaBournas Glacier in the north (north

AnnapurnaGlacier) terminal base camp.

Along the way, you need to cross the Tholobujin Pass (Tholobujin) at an altitude of 43 10 meters.

Pass, 43 10), no accommodation, only camping or looking for a cowshed in the pasture. Tuo Lobzin Pass itself is an excellent place to see the western wall of Annapurnas 1, and it also has a special name called April 27th Pass.

April 27), this day is the anniversary of the first French mountaineering team to climb the first peak of Annapurnas passing through this mountain pass at 1950.