Nar Phu 2005
All photos courtesy of John Balha
Annapurna IV
Steel Bridge
Marsyangdi river
Trekking alongside mules
Rocks cut to make trail
Camp near an old fort
After fresh snow
Lunch
Kyang village
Jim standing in front of a Mani wall
Yaks
Chorten near Nar
Threshing barley
Collecting husk for fodder
"How's you like to have this baby parked in your driveway?" - John Balha
Nar building
Morning view
The arduous climb up Kang La
Ram Rai resting on Kang La pass
Descending the pass
Back on the Annapurna Circuit trail
Older section of Manang
Looking back from Yak Kharka
View from Thorung Phedi
Kami, John and Ram at the Thorung pass
Jim, Kami and John at the Thorung pass
Mt. Dhaulagiri from near Throung pass
On the descent to Jomsom
Traditional hand looms
From left to right: The four young porters, Jim, Guide Ram Rai, Cook Kami and Kitchen boys Gyan and Biruman