I realized after I made my last post that I wanted to mention the elevation change for this day but forgot. We left Tikedhunga earlier in the morning and ended in Ghorepani. A map I have from our trip shows Tikedhunga at an elevation of 1,480 meters and Ghorepani at an elevation of 2,860 meters. This is a net elevation change for the day of 1,380 meters. This converts to 4,485 feet. That means we ended our 17/20 of a mile higher than we started. Again for reference, the Sears Tower is 1,450 feet tall. That's roughly a third of what we gained for the day.
Our trek was only four days long, but we met many people who were doing the whole circuit around the Annapurna mountain range. This takes about 20-22 days. If anyone is looking to lose a significant amount of weight in less than a month, I highly recommend treking this circuit. We didn't have scales there, but we each estimate we lost at least five pounds. I bet if we had done the whole circuit, I would have lost at least 10-15 pounds.
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