Alpine Ramble Story
Annapurna Circuit Classic
Manang–Muktinath • 5,416 m
Read time
7 minutes
Distance
160 km
Elevation gain
+6,800 m
Category
popular
Thorong La with bluebird skies. Teahouse warmth, apple pie, and switchbacks that test grit.
We still love the full circuit when trekkers give it the time it deserves. This group started in Ngadi, soaked in every village along the Marsyangdi, and still had the legs to detour to Tilicho Lake.
Highlights: acclimatization in Braga, night sky photography in Yak Kharka, and the wind-torn prayer flags above Thorong La that welcomed the team into Mustang.
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