The holy trail: Gosai Kund
Day 1: Home – Delhi – Kathmandu The plan was to fly directly to Kathmandu from Almaty (Kazakhstan) via Delhi. But due to the India-Pakistan skirmish, I had to take the longer Almaty – Sharjah - Home airport- Delhi- Kathmandu flight. I landed in Kathmandu by 2 PM on 25-May-25. I took a cab to my favourite hotel; the Lotus guest house in Boudha. Ashish is away doing the Kailash Mansarovar trip has send Deepak as my guide for the trek. Deepak is an experienced guide but came along as porter during our Nar Phu trek ( Click here ). Tonight we stay together at Lotus guest house. My guide Deepak at Gosai Kund lake The original goal was to do Dhaulagiri trek. It’s challenging trek, even in good weather. As it requires camping for a few days, we have to carry our tents and food with us. Unfortunately, the monsoon season started early this year. A group of trekkers who attempted the trek a few days ago had to turn back due to bad weather. Two people, carrying tents and food through the wil...