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AN 524 images Created 17 May 2021

AN - Annapurna - 1977, 1981
Description: Trekking around Annapurna in Nepal during several trips in 1979 and 1982, including a remarkable variety of landscapes and cultures.
Details: Photos captured in Nepal from 1977 to 1982 

This is part of the AlpenImage Photography Archive, a vast image collection from around the world shot by Gordon Wiltsie. For more information about this gallery, or to browse the entire archive explore our interactive database at https://www.alpenimage.com/database
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  • A village musician with his homemade violin waits to entertain bus travelers in Nepal.
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  • Water Buffalo wallow in a pond in Nepal
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  • Villagers prepare to plant rice in paddies in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal.
    AN 0117.jpg
  • A village overlooks the Pokhara Valley, Nepal
    AN 0201.jpg
  • The Annapurna massif towers behind terraced hillside in Nepal.
    AN 0203.jpg
  • A villager gathers leave as fodder for his animals near Pokhara, Nepal.
    AN 0403.jpg
  • A Nepali woman smokes a cigarette cupped in her hand so that her lips will not pollute it.
    AN 0415.jpg
  • A hindu ascetic on pilgrimage to Muktinath Temple in the Himalaya of Nepal.
    AN 0417.jpg
  • Terraced rice paddies surround a village in the Kali Gandaki Valley of Nepal.
    AN 0419.jpg
  • A young woman from the Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal
    AN 0509.jpg
  • A village elder rests beside the trail in the Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal.
    AN 0510.jpg
  • The Fang of Annapurna towers above the Kali Gandaki Valley, one of the deepest gorges in the world.
    AN 0513.jpg
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  • A Hindu pilgrim en route to Muktinath Temple, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 0611.jpg
  • Gordon & Meredith Wiltsie on their honeymoon trekking around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 0708.jpg
  • Annapurna Massif, Himalaya, Nepal. Clouds obscure a view of Mount Fang.
    AN 0806.jpg
  • The Fang of Annapurna towers above the Kali Gandaki Valley, one of the deepest gorges in the world.
    AN 0810.jpg
  • A village musician
    AN 0820.jpg
  • Crops dry on rooftops in Marpha Village in the Kali Gandaki Valley of Nepal.
    AN 0912.jpg
  • A child stands on the main trail through Marpha Village in the Kali Gandaki Valley of Nepal.
    AN 1008.jpg
  • Barley fields surround the village of Marpha in the Kali Gandaki (Thak Khola) Valley of Nepal.
    AN 1017.jpg
  • Villagers plant barley in fields surround the village of Marpha in the Kali Gandaki (Thak Khola) Valley of Nepal.
    AN 1019.jpg
  • Marpha village, Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal. 	Sheaves of graindrying on the roofs of houses.
    AN 1110.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Firewood and barley dry on roof tops in Marpha, an ancient trading village on a salt trading route through the Kali Gandaki gorge between Annapurna & Dhaulagiri.
    AN 1112.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Marpha, an ancient trading village on salt trading route through Kali Gandaki gorge between Annapurna & Dhaulagiri.
    AN 1114.jpg
  • A rickety Tibetan Buddhist meditation center clings to a rubbly cliff above Marpha, Nepal.
    AN 1116.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. 23,166' Nilgiri Peak above barley fields in Thak Khola (Kali Gandaki) valley. (Annapurna massif).
    AN 1416.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. 23,166' Nilgiri Peak towers above barley fields in the Thak Khola (Kali Gandaki) valley. (Annapurna massif).
    AN 1420.jpg
  • Nilgiri Peak in the Annapurna Massif towers over the Kali Gandaki Valley in Nepal.
    AN 1518.jpg
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  • A villager stands in his hut in Kagbeni, Nepal, on the border of Mustang.
    AN 1710.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Kagbeni village & Thak Khola river, north of Annapurna.
    AN 1802.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Kagbeni village & Thak Khola river, north of Annapurna.
    AN 1804.jpg
  • A Hindu pilgrim en route to Muktinath Temple, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 1812.jpg
  • A boy stands in a barley field in Jarkot Village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 1819.jpg
  • Old stone buildings rise up a hill in Jarkot Village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 1903.jpg
  • Yak Khowa Mountain ("Yak Face') towers over Jarkot Village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 1906.jpg
  • A Hindu pilgrim sits beside Muktinath Temple, a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site north of Annapurna in Nepal
    AN 2011.jpg
  • 108 water fountains pour from the spring at Muktinath Temple in Nepal, where an eternal natural gas flame is believed to be a manifestaion of the Hindu god Vishnu.
    AN 2013.jpg
  • Dhaulagiri peak rises behind Muktinath Temple, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2017.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie mounts a horse to ride up 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2019.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie rides a horse to ride up 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2103.jpg
  • A trader and his caravan of yaks crosses 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2107.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Annapurna II from Thorang La.
    AN 2303.jpg
  • A glacier icefall pours down the slopes of Chulu Peaks, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2307.jpg
  • A glacial icefall and mountain north of the Annapurna Massif in Nepal's Himalaya.
    AN 2406.jpg
  • A glacier icefall pours down the slopes of Chulu Peaks, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2408.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie and Tibetan porter Tsering relax atop 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2414.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie reads a map atop 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2418.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie descends 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2509.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie crosses a monsoon swollen stream while descending 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2519.jpg
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  • The Annapurna massif towers above barley field in the remote Manang Valley, Nepal.
    AN 2706.jpg
  • The Annapurna massif towers above a Tibetan Buddhis temple (gompa) in remote remote Manang village, Nepal.
    AN 2714.jpg
  • A retreating glacier front descends from the Annapurna Massif near Manang, Nepal.
    AN 2719.jpg
  • A retreating glacier front descends from the Annapurna Massif near Manang, Nepal.
    AN 2720.jpg
  • A glacial outflow lake and Manang village lin the remote Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2815.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhis prayer flags fly above houses in remote Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2816.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags and a wall of prayer wheels (mani wall) in  Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2817.jpg
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  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags and a wall of prayer wheels (mani wall) and chorten in  Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2905.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhis prayer flags fly above houses in remote Manang village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2907.jpg
  • Villagers haul recently harvested trees to build houses in the remote Manang Valley, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2910.jpg
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  • Manaslu Peak towers over the Manang Valley, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2913.jpg
  • A trekker crosses a bridge over the monsoon-swollen Marsyandi River in the Manang Valley, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2920.jpg
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  • Farmers plow and plant rice in terraced paddies, in upper Marsyandi River Valley, Nepal.
    AN 3014.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie treks around Annapurna in Nepal, 1974.
    AN 3018.jpg
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  • NEPAL, Himalaya. A woman in the Marsyandi Valley below Annapurna wears her traditional jewelry, including gold nose and earrings, wrist bangles, and necklaces made from coral & silver Indian coins, all dating before 1920 -- probably inherited from her grandmother.
    AN 3102.jpg
  • A trekker crosses a bridge over the monsoon-swollen Marsyandi River in the Marsyandi River Valley, east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 3111.jpg
  • A trekker crosses a bamboo bridge over a stream in the Marsyandi River Valley, Nepal.
    AN 3115.jpg
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  • A traditional farm house is surrounded by rice paddies in the Marsandi River Valley of Nepal.
    AN 3201.jpg
  • Villagers in Nepal's Marsyandi River Valley plow and plant rice in terraced paddies
    AN 3202.jpg
  • Rice paddies gleam in the Marsyandi River Valley of Nepal.
    AN 3203.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie treks through rice paddies in the Marsyandi River Valley, Nepal.
    AN 3209.jpg
  • A toddler chases a baby water buffalo in a village in the Marsyandi River Valley, Nepal.
    AN 3210.jpg
  • Macchapuchhare peak towers over the Pokhara Valley in Nepal.
    AN 3216.jpg
  • Macchapuchhare peak towers over the Pokhara Valley in Nepal.
    AN 3217.jpg
  • Crops in Nepal's Pokara Valley grow in terraced fields below Annapurna IV & II.
    AN 3220.jpg
  • Thatched houses are surrounded by crops in a family farm in Nepal's Marsyandi River Valley, near the Annapurna massif.
    AN 4514.jpg
  • A Chettri caste farm woman relaxes in Nepal's Marsyandi Valley.
    AN 4618.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL, Afternoon light reflects off a forest stream near Annapurna.
    AN 4906.jpg
  • A young Nepali girl carries her brother in a blanket in their village in the Kali Gandaki Valley.
    AN 5011.jpg
  • Manang Valley, Nepal. Prayer flags hang outside a shrine among houses in Manang village.
    AN 5512.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Trekkers cross 18,000-foot Thorang La Pass, en route around Annapurna Massif (background).
    AN 5816.jpg
  • Trekkers ascend a trail below Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal's Himalaya.
    AN 6618.jpg
  • A rhododendron blooms near in Nepal's Kali Gandaki Gorge.
    AN 6809.jpg
  • Conifers grow in the Kali Gandaki Gorge, below Nepal's Annapurna Massif.
    AN 6910.jpg
  • Wheat grows in a field in Nepal's Kali Gandaki Gorge.
    AN 7106.jpg
  • A villager cuts leaves and branches from a tree for firewood and fodder, a major source of Himalayan deforestation.
    AN 0101.jpg
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  • Gordon Wiltsie near Pokhara, Nepal.
    AN 0103.jpg
  • Tsering, a Tibetan refugee who guided G & M Wiltsie around Annapurna in 1977.
    AN 0114.jpg
  • Water buffalo in lower Marsyandi Valley, Nepal
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