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ABC Trek - Packing list for hiking in September (Autumn Season)

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  Annapurna Base Camp Trek - Packing list for hiking in September (Autumn Season) Things you need to know Weather and temperature Weather /monsoon rain - we hiked ABC during the period of mid-September whereby it is supposed to be tail end of the monsoon season. During our 2 weeks hike, we did encountered couple of days of rain and heavy thunderstorm especially in the late evening. Temperatures - during daytime, temperature is on average 15-20 degrees hence is best to use light weight clothes and switch to warmer clothes during the night (especially when you hit the above 3000m altitude) Load of your backpack - ABC is a multi-day's hikes and thus, you need to ensure your backpack weight will not be too heavy otherwise you will have a very difficult time carrying such loads on your bag. Bring only what you need in a small 20-30L backpack. I would strongly recommend hiring a porter instead for all other stuff and you will thank me for this. Facilities & hygiene at guesthouse (

Annapurna Based Camp Trek - September 2024 (Autumn Season) - 13D12N Trek

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 Magical Nepal - Annapurna Based Camp Trek - September 2024 Magical Nepal – Trekking through the land of gods & snow peak mountains Nepal in its own are uniquely special and magical– a place where Mother nature rewarded her with abundance of natural wonders and where Father time himself took special interest to craft over the longest period in creating his masterpiece of tallest mountain ranges and deepest valleys in the world. The Annapurna Base Camp Trek or more popularly known as ABC Trek is a multi-day high altitude trekking across mountain’s ranges of Annapurna’s massif and categorized as medium to difficult trail to trek on. ABC is situated at an altitude of 4130m (13,550 ft) whereby from here hikers get the front row view of some of most spectacular and tallest mountains in the world:  Annapurna I (8,091m), Annapurna II (7,937m), Annapurna III (7,555m), Annapurna IV (7,525m), and Annapurna South (7,219m). In September 2024, my wife and I decided to take the plunged and book