01-03-2012, 02:51 PM
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1325262387' post='14193']
Very nice pics Klaus! How many altitude meters per day on average? I am asking to see if I could still do it! I used to climb, but not since a number of years. What kind of bivouacking? Finally, I am impressed by the Leica zoom!
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It was a wild mix in terms of altitude gain per day. Including the ups & downs perhaps 800m on the average so it wasn't too heavy actually. The biggest gain at one day was ~1350m. The biggest drop was ~2500m (my knees were mud thereafter ...).
The last village was at 2800m I think. However, we used a tent throughout the trip.
The Dhaulagiri circuit is substantially different compared to the more popular Annapurna trek. We saw very few other tourists for instance.
cheers
Klaus
Very nice pics Klaus! How many altitude meters per day on average? I am asking to see if I could still do it! I used to climb, but not since a number of years. What kind of bivouacking? Finally, I am impressed by the Leica zoom!
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It was a wild mix in terms of altitude gain per day. Including the ups & downs perhaps 800m on the average so it wasn't too heavy actually. The biggest gain at one day was ~1350m. The biggest drop was ~2500m (my knees were mud thereafter ...).
The last village was at 2800m I think. However, we used a tent throughout the trip.
The Dhaulagiri circuit is substantially different compared to the more popular Annapurna trek. We saw very few other tourists for instance.
cheers
Klaus