All news: 18 April 2025

April 18. Dhaulagiri. Namaste from Nepal to everyone from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group!

Early this morning we left the hospitable hot Pokhara and headed towards Dhaulagiri - to the village of Marfa at an altitude of 2700 m. By bus. The road was difficult (in some places there was almost no road).

After 6 hours of shaking, we reached the apple capital of Nepal, as Marfa is called. This village is really buried in apple orchards. It is located 7 km from Jomson on the route of the Annapurna trek.

Having checked into the lodge, we went for a walk around the center of the village. An amazing place - very similar to Leh or Tibet. We visited a Buddhist monastery, went into authentic souvenir shops, visited very atmospheric cafes. We tasted the main local drink made from apples - Calvados.

In the evening, we had dinner at our lodge. Tomorrow we are going on a radical ascent for acclimatization.

Head of the Dhaulagiri expedition Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste to everyone from Nepal! The participants and guides of the "Te i Yeti" group climbed the famous panoramic peak of Kala-Patar today. Unfortunately, we did not get any views of Mount Everest, but everyone was happy. Now we have already descended to Dengboche, resting after the final days of trekking.

The group's super-guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club group, which dubbed itself "Annapurchata", began the active part of the trek. From Pokhara we drove by car to the beginning of the walking route, from where we headed towards the village of Ghandruk. At lunchtime, when we were sitting at the tables, a heavy rain began. We waited it out in the lodge. After that, we walked for a couple more hours to Ghandruk.