Many Annapurna Circuit Hikers Trek in India First

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December 5, 2013

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“It’s all about acclimatization,” trekker after trekker advised me in the run-up to my trek on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Indeed, they were correct. The Annapurna Circuit reaches 17,768 feet at Thorung La Pass. Except for the summit day, in which trekkers begin their ascent at 4 a.m. at 15,600 feet and climb almost 3,200 feet by early morning (to avoid the harsh late morning winds), the trek is not particularly difficult....

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