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Annapurna awe Siklis Valley –> Nepal 01-10-2003 A fabulous view of the Annapurna mountain range from deep in the Mardi Khola valley.

Intrepid porters Siklis Valley –> Nepal 01-10-2003 Prakesh (second in from the right) and his team of porters take a bow...

Resuscitation! Siklis Valley –> Nepal 27-09-2003 A picture of the trekking party whilst taking a break on the first day of the Siklis Valley trek.

Don't look down... Siklis Valley –> Nepal 27-09-2003 Up to this point I'd felt guilty that as a trekking party we were having it quite easy: porters would carry our luggage and cook our meals. By the time I'd crossed this rather precarious "bridge", the guilt had evaporated!

Get off my cloud! Siklis Valley –> Nepal 28-09-2003 The trekking party taking a well earned siesta after a day of constant uphill trekking. This point - a modest 3,025 metres - was the highest point we reached during our trek.

Morning glory Siklis Valley –> Nepal 28-09-2003 The view from our camp at the beginning of day two of the trek. The snow-topped mountain in the background is known as the 'Fishtail' and is part of the Annapurna mountain range.

Porters Siklis Valley –> Nepal 29-09-2003 The porters take a well earned break at Siklis. A normal day's pay for a porter is 150 rupees (£1.25). The porters pictured were earning 250 rupees (£2.10) a day - rent in Kathmandu is 1000 rupees (£9) per month.

Mardi Khola valley Siklis Valley –> Nepal 30-09-2003 The view from Siklis village over the Madi Khola Valley.

Subsistent living Siklis Valley –> Nepal 30-09-2003 As we descend into the valley we pass locals carrying crops between villages. Evidence that in rural parts of Nepal people rely almost entirely on subsistence farming.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place Siklis Valley –> Nepal 30-09-2003 Indra, on of the trek's porters, posing for a photo with the Mardi Khola valley in the background.

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