Ecrit à Montmagny (France)
- A mettre mon sac correctement pour ne pas souffrir du poids en montée ou en descente ; le sac doit être bien serré au niveau des hanches surtout pour les descentes. Si c’est un bon sac, on ne doit pas sentir le poids du sac sur ses épaules, ce doit être tout léger, le poids est au niveau du dos. Mon sac, c’est un Deuter et franchement, il déchire ! :)
- A utiliser tous les fonctionnalités de mon sac (toutes les lanières surtout!)
- A bien écarter les jambes lors des descentes pour garder un équilibre, amortir les pas, ne pas glisser et aller plus vite.
- Lorsque l’on monte, on est obligé d’aller jusqu’au bout. On peut bien sûr s’arrêter mais on prendra de toute manière plus de temps et parfois c’est plus difficile lorsque l’on s’arrête souvent… Je préférais aller tout doucement et ne pas m’arrêter (« bistare, bistare » je me répétais dans ma tête comme disent les népalais, ce qui veut dire « doucement »)
- A respirer et économiser mon souffle selon l’altitude et le type de marche (montée, descente, plat)
- L’anorak est indispensable pour toute randonnée, on ne sait pas vraiment quand il va pleuvoir ou neiger (j’étais bien contente d’avoir le mien au moment où il le fallait)
- A faire face au froid… ne pas se contracter mais au contraire laisser le froid venir (relâcher les épaules), on a alors moins froid…
- Prendre une douche quand c’est nécessaire… quand je pense que là bas, je pouvais prendre une bonne douche avec seulement un seau d’eau chaude… c’était trop bon…
- Prendre une douche glacée après une randonnée qui m’a donné bien chaud…je vous assure, sur le coup, c’est un peu dur mais après, on se sent tout léger… ;)
- Se réunir et discuter avec tout le monde autour du poêle chaud… le lieu central du refuge…
- Je gonfle comme un hamster en altitude, au réveil, c’est super marrant… (enfin en y repensant…), je n’avais pas de miroir mais je sentais bien que mes yeux, mes joues étaient plus gros…
- J’avais un sac de couchage pour -6°C et ce n’était pas suffisant quand il faisait 0°C et moins… j’avais vraiment froid aux pieds et au petit bout du nez en dormant. Je dormais avec ma cagoule et heureusement que j’avais ma combinaison de ski hihihi
Quelques adresses
- Thulo Syabru, Yeti
Guesthouse. Tout tout tout en haut du village. Un couple super sympa ! Je
me sentais vraiment bien avec eux, surtout avec la femme, c’était comme à la
maison !
- Tharepati, Sumchho Top
Lodge, une famille des plus gentilles avec 2 petits garçons, une chaleureuse
atmosphère. J’ai juste déjeuné ici mais je pouvais sentir les bonnes vibes.
- Melamchi Ghyang, Green Land
Lodge. Les
parents et le frère de la guesthouse ci-dessus. Un peu moins chaleureux mais
authentiques népalais qui sont restés fidèles à eux-mêmes. C’est pour ça qu’on
s’y sent bien, parce que ce sont des gens « vrais ».
- Phoprang Danda, une vue à
360°C sur la chaîne de montagnes, à vous couper le souffle… C’était juste la
pause déjeuner mais quel déjeuner !
- Phedi, une toute
petite auberge (je ne pense pas qu’on puisse y dormir, j’y étais juste pour le
déjeuner), la vue était tellement magnifique, les montagnes étaient si nombreuses
que je ne savais plus si je les voyais vraiment ou si c’était mes yeux qui me
jouaient un tour.
(Cf
voir ‘photo’ pour les paysages dont je parle)

Nepal Trekking - 2 weeks Langtang & Helambu
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14 days of trekking in Langtang & Helambu (about 120 km north from Kathmandu)
Villages where I spent the night : Syabrubesi, Lama Hotel, Langtang, Kyanjing Gompa, Lama Hotel, Thulo Syabru, Sing Gompa, Gosainkund, Gopte (Mera Kharka), Melamchi Gyang, Tarke Gyang, Sermathang, Malemchi Pul BazaarWouaaa… You… Nepali Mountains… Himalaya chain, gorgeous & majestic… ! Do you know how much I love you…
The country where long treks are open to everyone : paths are really convenient, porters & guides easy to find at prices that you’ll never find elsewhere, guesthouses all along the way, organise your different stops depending to your ability…
I’ve met a lot of not too young people (I’d like to have as much energy as them when I get older, I say “Bravo!”) seeking for Nature & pure air, also younger people looking for challenge – how many hours of walking did I do today…?
As for me, it was a kind of test of my physical capacities & of my resistance in the mountain : 14 days walking, 15 kg on my back, 4700m alt, cold, hot… To be safe, I hired a guide… I finally could have done without… It was more like a « luxury » service for me : I don’t have to worry about the way to take, where to sleep, negotiate the prices, I have a translator if I need to talk to Nepali villagers… It was “too” easy (I think I like uncertainties, to feel the unknown – it’s probably for these reasons that I like to travel by myself in unknown countries) but it’s also great to know that you participate to the local economy in hiring Nepali people ! ;)
& when you found yourself in the mountains (after all the hooters & dogs barking), it was so serene…! Hiking in the mountain, it’s already a meditation… Mountains elate you, suck you up… & you feel so “light”… You learn to go to bed early & to wake up early (you live according to dusk & dawn)… It’s a new biological & natural clock in your body… & it feels good…it breathes…it enjoys…it is so great…hmmm…
& during this walking time, one think, one cogitate… you think about what you are, you remember souvenirs, you think of your past, your future, of what you really want…
& Mother Nature is here… in all its magnificence… you go back to your roots, towards this environment where you feel so good : Sun guiding you on daytime, warming you up on this November month, Moon so bright when it lights up these obscure landscapes not blocked by man lights, Stars that look so close that you think you can touch them, this infinite scenery that reveals the immensity of the Earth, these huge mountains that remind us about how small we are… & when you look at these so beautiful landscapes, so captivating, then you ask yourself questions about your way of life, pollution that is produced, you just go back to the essential…
Meeting people… Love it ! Farmers from Nepal are so nice, they are used to tourists & are really pleasant… They live peacefully… & always welcome you with a smile on their face… They take care of tourists that are one of their income sources… To eat, you have to order one hour in advance as all the components come from their kitchen garden & every dishes are homemade, it’s so cool ! It’s like home… ! A little bit hard when you’re starving & that they already have many customers before you, you learn to be patient… & it worth to wait, same menu in all the guesthouse but different ways to cook : dal bhat (rice + vegetable Nepali made) or western food as pasta, pizza… As for me, I often took momos (kind of dumpling) veg, steam or fried, it’s delicious ! ;) They even have Snikers or Mars momo, it was so great for snack after hiking, like it so much ! :):):)
Trekkers alone or in group, men or women… few weeks to months to years travelling, so brilliant ! I need to find my travellers “tribu” that reminds me that “Yes, everyone can travel” & that I am not (far from this idea) the only one to travel by myself few months out of my country !
In the mountains, I was surprise to see that much French people trekking in Nepal. In every guesthouse, I met at least one French speaker… but also German, Australian, Italian, Spanish, Slav, Israeli, American people… so much sharing, so much discoveries…love it ! & we all agree about the magnificence of these mountains, about the imposing splendour of these chains…
What I learnt when hiking & thanks to good travellers’ advice :
- To put my backpack correctly on my back so that I won’t suffer from the weight when going up or down : the bag has to be tightly attach on the hips, above all when you go down. If you have a good bag, you should not feel the weight on your shoulders, it should be light, the weight is on your back. My backpack brand is Deuter and sincerely, it’s a great bag !
- To use all the functionality of my bag (above all the sangles, there’s so many!)
- To open my legs when I’m going down to keep stability, to absorb shocks, not to slip & to go faster.
- When you go up, you have to go all the way. One can also stop but in any case he will take more time & sometimes, it is more difficult when you stop many times… For my part, I preferred going really slowly but never stop (“bistare”, “bistare” I was repeating to myself, which means “slowly” in Nepali)
- To breath & save my breath according to the altitude & the type of walking (up, down, straight)
- The anorak is essential for all trekking, who knows if it’s going to rain or not, snow or not (I was really pleased to have mine when it began to rain)
- To face cold… never tense muscles, on the contrary, let the cold comes to you & just passes (relax your shoulder), therefore you fell less the cold.
- To take a shower when necessary… There in Nepal, I could take a shower with only a hot bucket of water, it was heaven…
- To take a cold shower just after a difficult trek, you’re hot… I assure you that at first, it’s a little bit hard but right after, you feel really light…;)
- To gather & to talk with everyone around the hot & warm stove… the centre place in the house…
- I know now that I inflate like a hamster when I am in high altitude, when I wake up, it’s so funny…(well, when I think about that now) I had no mirror but I could feel that my cheeks were so huge & my eyes so small ! :p:p:p
- I took a -6°C sleeping bag & it was not enough when it was 0°C… I was really cold, most of all on my feet & on my little nose when I was sleeping… I slept with my hood & fortunately I took a skiing suit with me hihihi
Few addresses
- Thulo Syabru, Yeti Guesthouse. Up up up in the village. A really nice couple. I felt really warm with the woman, I really felt like home there.
- Tharepati, Sumchho Top Lodge, a really nice family with 2 boys, a warm atmosphere. I just have a stop there to have lunch but I could felt good vibes from this guesthouse.
- Melamchi Ghyang, Green Land Lodge. Parents & brother of the guesthouse I quote just before. A little warmless but authentic Nepali people that remain true to themselves, this is why you feel good there.
- Phoprang Danda, 360°C view on the mountain chain, I was speechless… It was just a lunch break but what a lunch !
- Phedi, a really small guesthouse (I think you cannot sleep there, I was just there for lunch), the view is so amazing, so full of mountains everywhere that I didn’t know anymore if I saw mountains or if it was my eyes that were playing trick on me…
(Cf see ‘photos’ for all the landscapes I talk about)
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