Field notes · preparation
Dispatches tagged "preparation".
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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manasluFEATURED · 23 MAY 2026
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 guide · 10 min