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Dispatches tagged "pass-day".

Permit changes, route conditions, post-walk dispatches, ops decisions. Written by people who walked the route last month, not last decade. Dated, signed, no SEO.

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annapurna-circuitFEATURED · 24 MAY 2026

Crossing Thorong La (5,416 m): hour-by-hour from a guide who's done it 70 times

The full Thorong La day, minute by minute — 03:30 wake at Phedi, summit by 10:30, Muktinath by 16:00. AMS, hypothermia, scree falls — the four failure modes and the acclim decision that decides whether you make it.

Nirajan Gurung · Senior guide · 10 min
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24 May 2026
manaslu10 MIN

Crossing Larkya La (5,160 m): hour-by-hour from a guide who's done it 50 times

The full pass day, minute by minute — 03:30 wake at Dharmasala, summit by 10:00, Bimthang by 16:00. Failure modes, kit list, and the single acclimatisation decision that decides whether you make it.

Nirajan Gurung · Senior guide23 May 2026