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Annapurna III (7555m) and Gangapurna (7454m) provide the backdrop as a couple hike trail to Kicho Tso (Ice Lake, 4620m) above village of Bragha in the upper Manang district on the 300 km Annapurna Circuit in Nepal October 2010. The Annapurna Circuit is a classic teahouse trek around the Annapruna massif in Western Nepal.

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Woman trekker tries to make head way past porters along a narrow section of trail outside the village of Tal on the 300 km long Annapurna Circuit in Nepal October 2010. The Annapurna Circuit is a classic teahouse trek around the Annapruna massif in Western Nepal.

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Woman relaxes in her room at a teahouse on the 300 km Annapurna Circuit in the small village of Bhulbule, Nepal October 2010. The Annapurna Circuit is a classic teahouse trek around the Annapruna massif in Western Nepal.

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Woman treks along the trail through rice terraces below the village of Bahundanda on the 300 km long Annapurna Circuit in Nepal October 2010. The Annapurna Circuit is a classic teahouse trek around the Annapruna massif in Western Nepal.

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Butcher chops water buffalo at the Saturday market in Namche Bazaar (3420m) in the Khumbu region of Eastern Nepal November 2010. Set in a natural amphitheatre Namche Bazaar once was an important staging point for trading expeditions across the Nangpa La into Tibet. The Khumbu is home to some of the most famous mountains in the Himalaya including Mt. Everest.

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Monks chants scriptures in the local gompa of Upper Pisang on the 300 km long Annapurna Circuit in Nepal October 2010. The Annapurna Circuit is a classic teahouse trek around the Annapruna massif in Western Nepal.

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Female trekker spins prayer wheels along the trail to the Thame Gompa above the village of Thame (3820m) in the Khumbu region of the Eastern Nepal November 2010. Thame sits at the junction to the trail that runs west towards Tesi Lapche (5755m), the pass leading to the Rolwaling Valley and north towards Renjo La (5345m) to the village of Gokyo and Nangpa La to Tibet. The Khumbu is home to some of the most famous mountains in the Himalaya including Everest (8850m).

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Sunrise on the Annapurna Himal from Sarangkot outside of Pokhara, Nepal October 2010. Panoramic views of the Annapurna Himal can be seen from Dhaulagiri (8167m) to the West, to Machhapuchhare (6997m), to Annapurna II (7937m) to the East. Sprawled along the eastern shore of Phewa Tal Pokhara is the base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit.

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Local man with his son in Bandipur, Nepal October 2010. Bandipur is a Newari village that sits on a ridge above the town of Dumre. The ridge top village offer spectacular views of the Annapurna Himal.

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Trekkers enjoy views of Ama Dablam (6856m) as they trek from Namche Bazaar (3420m) in the Khumbu region of Eastern Nepal November 2010. The Khumbu is home to some of the most famous mountains in the Himalaya including Mt. Everest.