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“ 去年因為疫情關係，受困在尼泊爾將近100天。今年也因為疫情的關係，開始在家放無薪假．．．．．．是時候來挖掘回憶，來打一下那時候在Annapurna Circuit Trek 的各種回憶了
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時常聽聞Nepal、EBC、Everest、ABC ......尼泊爾相關健行路線。但是在某一天突然在網路上看到ACT這三個英文字。ACT是什麼呢? 是哪三個字的簡寫呢?! （作者 Tinatian ）
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編註：歡迎部落格創作者將過往遊記移至客棧發表
只要將部落格文章複製貼上，就能完成，還有機會在這裡被分享～
【港島徑50KM完成】
花了3日時間，Yoyo Wing 總算完成了50Km 的港島徑！
到尼泊爾行ABC及EBC
到日本行遍路
到坦尚尼亞行吉力馬札羅山 (Mount Kilimanjaro)
都是Yoyo Wing的Bucket List之一。
但之前總沒想過挑戰香港四大長途遠足徑 ： 麥理浩徑（100Km)、衛奕信徑(78Km)、鳳凰徑(70Km)及港島徑(50Km)，最多只是想走走三尖（釣魚翁、蚺蛇尖及青山）。
留港時間多了，總想找回旅行時堅毅的自己，就由最短的港島徑試試看。
說實在，港島徑起伏不算很大，路況也很好，只是靚景不多，有時真的會行到懷疑人生。
簡單的事連續去做，堅持去做，感覺其實是滿好的，大家有機會也要試試看啊！
返台兩個月了，這段時間我對尼泊爾的現況寫得不多，並不是不關心，只是我想努力讓自己、讓這個頁面都顯得正面、陽光。然而，在莫名想念尼泊爾想到心頭緊揪著的這一天，我還是忍不住想寫些什麼。
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今天，看到尼泊爾本地的買賣社團刊出的商品，紗麗套裝，除了短上衣、紗麗，還新增了同花色口罩，三件一組。我不禁苦笑。
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我加入這本地買賣社團已至少一年了，但今年3月起，社團比以往更為活絡，除了商家廣告自家產品，也不少人出售家中二手物品——鍋碗瓢盆、桌椅櫥櫃、相機筆電手機、腳踏車摩托車汽車甚至市區巴士……。同時，也經常看到住宅租售、店面頂讓的訊息。
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其實我自己要不是因為倉促回台，也想把家裡暫時用不到的用品出售，畢竟已經許久沒有現金收入了，但房租、飲食等生活支出還是照樣在付。（沒錯，我們一家三口和店員們目前都不在尼泊爾，但兩間店面與兩處住屋的租金都持續支付中。）
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打從3月24日開始實施防疫封鎖，幾乎所有經濟活動全面停擺；雖然疫情尚未穩定，但為了救經濟，政府於7月22日解除封鎖，一般的經濟活動可以恢復，但旅遊、娛樂等被視為非必要的商業行為，因此仍被禁止。我們的店和大部份Lakeside、Thamel的商家都是以外國旅客為客群，雖然我們並不真的是旅遊業、不在受限範圍，但即便我們開店營業，還是沒人上門。從前Thamel、Lakeside都非常熱鬧，但7月下旬解封後，本地市集熱鬧得像是疫情完全不存在一般，尤其在8月婦女節(Teej)、10月達善節(Dasain)、11月燈節(Tihar)之前，市集更是摩肩擦踵，同時間的Thamel和Lakeside卻彷彿空城。
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終於，尼泊爾政府宣布旅遊業在10月可以開放，但客源呢？政府雖說可以開放「外國登山者」申請入境，但這指的可不是EBC、ABC這種還算大眾化的路線，而是專業的高山攀登者，再加上需要事先申請攀登許可與簽證、入境需隔離，除非是真正要挑戰高山的登山團隊，一般旅客不太可能在這時間前來。另有些已在尼泊爾的外國旅客，正想著在政府規定的最後離境期限12月15日前完成他們未竟的旅程，他們當中有不少想去健行，像是ABC、Poon Hill等路線，卻因為無法申辦入山證、山村居民擔心疫情不讓外人進入，也是碰了釘子。
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前兩天的新聞提及，政府正在研議再放寬外國人入境限制，不過真的能拯救當地旅遊業者嗎？在全球疫情尚未穩定之前，都還有待觀望。
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也許正因今年的疫情擴散、經濟蕭條，人們對於主政者感到失望。近日在多處發起的राजाबादी（Rajabaadi）遊行，參與民眾喊著「राजा आउ देश बचाउ！」（國王，來拯救國家吧！） 想起十多年前人們是多麼努力地抗爭，才終止了王室制度、改行共和，怎麼才不過十幾年，人們反倒要國王回來。豈不諷刺！？
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圖說：冷清的Lakeside
Crank up the volume for music and see the Annapurna Circuit through the eyes of a mischievous 11-year old boy. Watch us deteriorate as we drag ourselves over Thorong La 5,416 meters (17,769 feet). We trekked around Annapurna in Nepal with Lionel over Christmas (yes, boy with long hair!). Lionel was really determined to make it and was actually faster and stronger than his parents ... We were all pushed to our limits and left gasping for breath the day we crossed the high pass – but felt a real sense of achievement.
The Annapurna Circuit is widely regarded as one of the top 10 treks in the world. It has an incredible variety of landscapes. You start below 1,000 meters (3,280 ft) in rice paddies and banana plantations, go through pine forests, past Tibetan Buddhist villages, before tackling the high altitude pass of Thorong La. On the other side, you discover the high altitude desert of Mustang and the deepest valley in the world, the Kali Gandaki.
Lots of research and training went into this two-week trek. We love the great outdoors, and Lionel has been a keen hiker from a very young age. We’ve taken several family trips to the Tibetan plateau in winter, and Kirk and I trekked to the Gokyo Lakes in the Everest region 13 years ago. But this was the first time we tackled such a challenge as a family.
Most travel agencies recommend you should not take children above 3,000 meters (9,840 feet). We looked into easier options, including the Annapurna Sanctuary and Kopra Danda – but Lionel was very keen to scale Thorong La. And we felt he was ready to do it, and we had the experience to guarantee his safety. We played it safe, hiring a guide and two porters to help us -- and we would not have been able to make it carrying all the gear ourselves.
Winter offers clear blue skies and stunning views of the Himalayas. You only meet a handful of people every day, and it's easy to get a room in lodges. A total of 60 people crossed Thorong La on Dec 27, and only 30 the next day.
On the down side, it's bitterly cold at night in unheated lodges. And snow storms can cross the pass at any time. This would mean waiting for a few days for the pass to reopen, or turn back and hike for a week.
This is a high altitude trek. Best to resist the temptation to take the jeep road high up, as you increase your risk of suffering from acute mountain sickness. Give yourself time to acclimatise, and watch out for signs of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), or worse - HAPE or HACE. It is also essential to have proper equipment to trek in snow, not just for yourself, but for your porters and guide, if you have them.
Remember that over 40 people died around Thorong La on October 14, 2014 when a massive snowstorm hit the Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Mustang areas. Hiking at that altitude always carries a risk.
We organised this trek through Friends in High Places Himalayan Trekking, who provided a guide (Pasang Dawa Sherpa) and two porters (Sonny and Pinju). We would not have been able to complete this trek without them.
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Location: Upper Pisang, Manang, Yak Kharka, Thorong Phedi, Thorong High Camp, Thorong La pass, Ranipauway, Muktinath, Lupra, Nepal
December 24-28, 2016
Camera: Panasonic GH3
Edited on Adobe Premiere CC2015
Music:
Little Drummer Boy Lyris lyrixpixie
Amazing Grace Pipes And Drums Of The 1st Bn. Scots Guards
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (YouTube Audio Library)
Om Mani Padme Hum Buddhist music
Beethoven - Egmont Overture (YouTube Audio Library)
++ALL VIDEO FOOTAGE COPYRIGHT CORINNE VIGNIEL ++
++MUSIC DOWNLOADED FROM YOUTUBE, SEE CREDITS ABOVE++
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