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You can find thiese posts everywhere in the Tatra mountains. Distances to peaks and chatas are, quite accurately, given in hours and minutes.
Day two. I followed an F-road for quite a while. I was tempted to hitch-hike as I had a hard hike the day before and hardly slept because of the wind - but ended up walking all the way.
Made by Maldon Iron Works and located at grid ref TL 5617 2743. Part of Order No. 2404 dated 6 February 1933. Photo 2003.
Monday, 20 November 2023: Chyamtang – Hongon
Kanchenjunga & Lumba Sumba Trek Day 21
Route: Chyamtang / Chyāmtāṅ (2187m / 2250m) - Linggam / Linggam (2249m) - Chepuwa / Chepuwā (2040m) - Gimbar - Hangdak Khola Suspension Bridge - Hongon / Honggon / Hongong / Hungung / होङ्गोन (2133m)
Distance 17km | Ascent ?880m | Descent ?690m
Another day with a lot of down and then a lot of up! Those darn rivers..... And a long day, even with a pack of tasty treats from Mingmi.
The first section was on the new road, but thankfully Mingma soon turned off it and we were on village trails to Linggam where our permits needed checking and then onto Chepuwa, via an unexpected landslide section. They keep on coming!
Lovely walking around Chepuwa, and its fields, on a stone paved trail up to a series of Chortens and a Mani Wall. Beautiful. Then onwards, hugging the hillsides again high above the Arun Nadi valley, gradually contouring round towards Hongon. Lots of stone staircases, golden fields of millet and rice, a few stops - one with a group of ladies walking the Chyamtang for a wedding, one with a bunch of soldiers carrying their rifles. And another hard, hot slog up from the Hangdak Khola Suspension Bridge to the village.... and all the way up to the Very Top of the village, and the road.
Still, the Yangla Hotel and Lodge was lovely. Good views, lovely clean duvets, plenty of plug sockets, lots of ginger tea. And bottomless tomba for the crew. The only downside was the steep sandy path down to the hotel rooms, and the steep stairs down and up to the loos. Lots of lactic acid build up in the legs these past few days!
Overnight: Yangla Hotel & Lodge
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