By
bus or taxi to the trailhead at the Yamdi Khola.
Proceed
through rice paddies and terraces.
Encamp on banks of the Mardi Khola across from village of Mardi
Pul.
3.
Mardi
Pul - Ghachok - Chyanglung:
Continue
through rice fields northwards up the Seti Khola Valley
to the Gurung village of Ghachok.
Continue up valley, cross Seti Khola
and ascend ridge to reach
village of Chyanglung.
4.
Chyanglung
- above Chyanglung:
Climb
steep hillside above village to crest of ridge.
View of Macchapuchre.
Continue up through Kharka and camp in clearing.
5.
Climb
Chyanglung Hill - return to Ghachok:
Continue
upwards to emerge above the jungle and continue to reach
top of ridge.
Viewpoint for Macchapucchre and
Annapurnas IV and II.
Return down valley to Ghachok.
6.
Ghachok
- Hille Kharka on Odane Hill:
Steep
ascent through jungle.
Camp in large clearing.
Views of Lamjung Himal, Annapurnas IV
and II.
7.
Hille
- kharka on ridgetop:
( 1/2 day )
Continue
steep climb through jungle to reach crest of ridge.
Camp at muddy water-hole (
non-drinkable ).
Note:- must go down for drinking water - next
campsite
with water too far.
View of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli.
8.
Kharka
- Kumai:
Gradual
ascent along forested ridge with final steep climb to
kharka on hilltop at
Kumai. Encamp near Birch forest below
ridge.
9.
Kumai
- Khorchon:
Long,
ascent over rough, grassy slopes to kharkas on ridgetop at
Korchon.
Fine viewpoint:- Macchapucchre,
Annapurnas IV and II, Lamjung
Himal to the east.
Annapurna
South, Hiunchuli and Annapurna I
to the west.
10.
Mardi
Himal Base Camp - "The
Other
Sanctuary":
Follow
crest of ridge passing between rocky pinnacles.
Climb then traverse along hillside
beneath Mardi Himal.
Branch off to the right and climb up
into broad amphitheatre
directly beneath Macchapucchre.
Return
down ridge and continue along to Odane Hill.
Descend through village of Riban and
camp on grassy flats
alongside the Mardi Khola.
Views up valley to Annapurna South and
Hiunchuli.
12.
Mardi
Khola - Mardi Pul - Pokhara:
Return
downstream to meet the Seti Khola and continue alongside
its banks to Pokhara.