Day by day
Altitude, rest days and a bit of ceremony. Mountain weather can shuffle the high days around, but the shape of the trip stays the same.
Drive to Soti Khola
A private 4x4 along the Budhi Gandaki. The windows stay up unless you insist.
Samagaon
A rest day under Manaslu's north face, and a monastery visit. Then you breathe.
Larkya La crossing
Pre-dawn pass day. Prayer flags, ice, and the long drop to Bimthang. Big day.
