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Annapurna - 1977, 1981 229 images Created 14 Jun 2021

Trekking around Annapurna in Nepal during several trips in 1979 and 1982, including a remarkable variety of landscapes and cultures.

These select photos were drawn from the photo archive which contains more photos from this expedition:

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  • A village musician with his homemade violin waits to entertain bus travelers in Nepal.
    AN 0102.jpg
  • Water Buffalo wallow in a pond in Nepal
    AN 0111.jpg
  • Villagers prepare to plant rice in paddies in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal.
    AN 0117.jpg
  • The Annapurna massif towers behind terraced hillside in Nepal.
    AN 0203.jpg
  • Rice terraces around Sikka Village, Nepal, Photo by MNW
    AN 0310.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
  • Pilgrim on 150-mile pilgrimage to Muktinath to worship Vishnu.
    AN 0610.jpg
  • Hindu village of Ruptse Chhara, Nepal
    AN 0615.jpg
  • Annapurna and Fang from Kali, Gandaki gorge, Nepal, Himalaya
    AN 0807.jpg
  • A child stands on the main trail through Marpha Village in the Kali Gandaki Valley of Nepal.
    AN 1008.jpg
  • Villagers plant barley in fields surround the village of Marpha in the Kali Gandaki (Thak Khola) Valley of Nepal.
    AN 1019.jpg
  • Marpha, an ancient trading village on Kali Gandaki salt trail, Anapurna region, Nepal.
    AN 1109.jpg
  • Nilgiri Peak above barley fields in Thak Khola valley, Annapurna massif.
    AN 1418.jpg
  • A young Thakali man in Jomsom, Nepal
    AN 1514.jpg
  • Nilgiri Peak in the Annapurna Massif towers over the Kali Gandaki Valley in Nepal.
    AN 1518.jpg
  • A villager stands in his hut in Kagbeni, Nepal, on the border of Mustang.
    AN 1710.jpg
  • A key to the old Tibetan Salt trade with India was the Kali Gandaki River and the gorge it carved through the Himalaya. Here, at Kagbeni village on the rain-shadowed north side,  it flows out of the  long-forbidden Kingdom of Mustang.
    AN 1716.jpg
  • AN 1805.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
  • Yak Khowa Mountain ("Yak Face') towers over Jarkot Village, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 1906.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
  • A trader and his caravan of yaks crosses 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2107.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 crosses a monsoon swollen stream while descending 17,769-foot Thorang La pass north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 2519.jpg
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • AN 3013.jpg
  • Farmers plow and plant rice in terraced paddies, in upper Marsyandi River Valley, Nepal.
    AN 3014.jpg
  • Villagers stare in wonder at one of the first trekkers around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 3015.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie treks around Annapurna in Nepal, 1974.
    AN 3018.jpg
  • 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
  • Rice paddies gleam in the Marsyandi River Valley of Nepal.
    AN 3203.jpg
  • A hillside village in the Marsyandi River Valley, Nepal.
    AN 3205.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
  • A village in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4513.jpg
  • Villagers in the Marsyandi Valley cross a high suspension bridge east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4609.jpg
  • A Chettri caste farm woman relaxes in Nepal's Marsyandi Valley.
    AN 4618.jpg
  • A village in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4709.jpg
  • A village in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4715.jpg
  • Villager suffers from a goiter and poor vision in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4719.jpg
  • Old trees line a trail in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4805.jpg
  • Villagers converse outside a teahouse in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4816.jpg
  • A waterfall in the Marsyandi Valley east of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 4913.jpg
  • Suspension bridge, around Annapurna trek, Nepal.
    AN 4918.jpg
  • A young woman carries a baby in the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5010.jpg
  • Annapurna II (L) and Annapurna IV tower over forest in the Manang Valley, Nepal.
    AN 5109.jpg
  • Porters carry loads for trekkers hiking  around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5209.jpg
  • Stone houses and a Tibetan Buddhist gompa (temple) climb up a hillside in Braga village in the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5210.jpg
  • Stone houses and a Tibetan Buddhist gompa (temple) climb up a hillside in Braga village in the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5213.jpg
  • A monk stands in a Tibetan Buddhis gompa (temple) in Braga village in the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5301.jpg
  • the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5314-2.jpg
  • A carved window in a stone house n Manang village north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5317.jpg
  • Young women laugh together in Manang village north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5320.jpg
  • An arm of the Annapurna massif towers over the Manang Valley in Nepal.
    AN 5405.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels in Manang village north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5506.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels line a trail in Manang village north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5507.jpg
  • Goats crowd a trail in Manang village north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5605.jpg
  • A nomad family's tent in the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5612.jpg
  • A snowstorm engulfs a trekkers camp below Thorang La pass on the around Annapurna trek
    AN 5615.jpg
  • A doctor examines a villager during a trek around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5705.jpg
  • Annapurna III, Gangapurna and Glacier Dome tower above the Manang Valley as seen from Thorang Pass, Nepal.
    AN 5709.jpg
  • A line of porters carry loads for trekkers crossing 17,769' Thorang La pass during a trek around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5715.jpg
  • A line of porters carry loads for trekkers crossing 17,769' Thorang La pass during a trek around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5718.jpg
  • A line of porters carry loads for trekkers crossing 17,769' Thorang La pass during a trek around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5720.jpg
  • Local traders come into camp to sell their wares to trekkers hiking around Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5901.jpg
  • A village woman in the Muktinath Valley, norh of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 5913.jpg
  • A weatherworn stone city in the arid, rainshadowed Muktinath Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 6002.jpg
  • A weatherworn stone city in the arid, rainshadowed Muktinath Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 6004.jpg
  • Villagers plow barley fields below an old stone city in the Muktinath Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 6101.jpg
  • A weatherworn stone city in the arid, rainshadowed Muktinath Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 6105.jpg
  • Eroded hills and ruins of a village abandoned after overgrazing and erosion. Note caves from ancienet days.
    AN 6117.jpg
  • Bihari pilgrims on trek to Multinath temple, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site north of  Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 6213.jpg
  • Nilgiri Peak towers above the Thak Khola valley, north of Annapurna in Nepal.
    AN 6215.jpg
  • Narrow streets and whitewashed walls in Tukche village,Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal.
    AN 6403.jpg
  • Nepal Dhaulagiri I towers over wheat fields  Larjung village at the bottom of  the Kali Gandaki Canyon, Nepal, the deepest gorge in the world.
    AN 6420.jpg
  • Himalayan porter shows badly frostbitten hands after crossing high Nepal Pass.
    AN 6505.jpg
  • The courtyard of a home in a village in the Kali Gandaki Gorge, below Annapurna in Nepal
    AN 6507.jpg
  • Dhaulagiri I towers over a Larjung village and a Tibetan Buddist gompa at the bottom of  the Kali Gandaki Canyon, Nepal, the deepest gorge in the world.
    AN 6518.jpg
  • Trekkers overlook the Kali Gandaki Gorge, the deepest canyon on earth, separating the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna massifs.  Annapurna in background.
    AN 6712.jpg
  • Rhododendrons bloom above the Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal.
    AN 6802.jpg
  • Rhododendrons bloom above the Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal.
    AN 6807.jpg
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