Itinerary - Resupply
Post trail update
This page is out of date. Prior to the trek we had no idea where we would be able to resupply with food that could be prepared with a backpacking stove, so we assumed we would never resupply along the trek. This meant we were carrying far too much food for much of the trek. See the FAQ: When can you resupply with camping food along the route.
Take a look at the trail notes Google sheet, and the “Lodge” column - most of the villages with “G” (guesthouse) in this column should be able to sell you noodles. With this information, I believe we could have significantly reduced the amount of food we would need to carry.
Our general food strategy is to eat freshly cooked local food wherever possible, and not to reply on buying unprepared food along the trail that we cook later. Remote villages often will have nothing to sell apart from perhaps rice, flour and lentils - not exactly calorie dense or backpacking stove compatible. In order to ensure we have enough food between resupply points, I've attempted to estimate where we'll be able to eat local food. When we're eating local food we're not using our rations.
Our resupply points were picked by juggling a few variables:
- How easy is it for our logistical assistance to get to the resupply point.
- How far from the last resupply point.
- How much we want to resupply with at the previous resupply point.
- How many days of food we want as a safety margin for this section.
In the table below, we show some extra columns:
- Resupply: the days we will receive resupply packages - the number indicates the days rations we'll have at the end of the day.
- Food: The fraction of a days rations we'll be able to save by eating locally purchased food.
- Rations: The number of days rations left at the end of the day.
| Day | Date | Location | Resupply | Food | Rations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15/04 | Phurumbu | 4 | 0% | 4.0 |
| 2 | 16/04 | Chiruwa | 66% | 3.7 | |
| 3 | 17/04 | Sukethum | 33% | 3.0 | |
| 4 | 18/04 | Amjilosa | 0% | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 19/04 | Gyabla | 0% | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 20/04 | Ghunsa | 7 | 66% | 7.0 |
| 7 | 21/04 | Khangpachen | 0% | 6.0 | |
| 8 | 22/04 | Khangpachen | 0% | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 23/04 | Lhonak | 0% | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 24/04 | Lhonak | 0% | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 25/04 | Kanchenjunga BC | 0% | 2.0 | |
| 12 | 26/04 | Kangpachen | 0% | 1.0 | |
| 13 | 27/04 | Ghunsa | 10 | 66% | 10.0 |
| 14 | 28/04 | Kharka | 0% | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 29/04 | Yangma Khola | 0% | 8.0 | |
| 16 | 30/04 | Olangchun Gola | 66% | 7.7 | |
| 17 | 01/05 | Pass Camp | 0% | 6.7 | |
| 18 | 02/05 | Thudam | 0% | 5.7 | |
| 19 | 03/05 | Thudam | 0% | 4.7 | |
| 20 | 04/05 | Kharka | 0% | 3.7 | |
| 21 | 05/05 | Chyamtang | 66% | 3.3 | |
| 22 | 06/05 | Hongon | 100% | 3.3 | |
| 23 | 07/05 | Molun Pokhari | 0% | 2.3 | |
| 24 | 08/05 | Cave Camp | 0% | 1.3 | |
| 25 | 09/05 | Kharka | 0% | 0.3 | |
| 26 | 10/05 | Langmale Kharka | 10 | 66% | 10.0 |
| 27 | 11/05 | Makalu BC | 100% | 10.0 | |
| 28 | 12/05 | Makalu BC | 100% | 10.0 | |
| 29 | 13/05 | Swiss BC | 0% | 9.0 | |
| 30 | 14/05 | Swiss BC | 0% | 8.0 | |
| 31 | 15/05 | Sherpani Col BC | 0% | 7.0 | |
| 32 | 16/05 | Advanced BC | 0% | 6.0 | |
| 33 | 17/05 | Honku Basin | 0% | 5.0 | |
| 34 | 18/05 | Amphu Labsta BC | 0% | 4.0 | |
| 35 | 19/05 | Amphu Labsta BC | 0% | 3.0 | |
| 36 | 20/05 | Chhukung | 0% | 2.0 | |
| 37 | 21/05 | Dingboche | 33% | 1.3 | |
| 38 | 22/05 | Lobuche | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 39 | 23/05 | Gorak Shep | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 40 | 24/05 | Lobuche | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 41 | 25/05 | Dzongla | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 42 | 26/05 | Dragnag | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 43 | 27/05 | Gokyo | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 44 | 28/05 | Lumde | 100% | 1.3 | |
| 45 | 29/05 | Thame | 9 | 100% | 9.0 |
| 46 | 30/05 | Thame | 100% | 9.0 | |
| 47 | 31/05 | Pachemuche Tsho | 0% | 8.0 | |
| 48 | 01/06 | Tashi Labsta Camp | 0% | 7.0 | |
| 49 | 02/06 | Glacier Camp | 0% | 6.0 | |
| 50 | 03/06 | Na | 66% | 5.7 | |
| 51 | 04/06 | Beding | 100% | 5.7 | |
| 52 | 05/06 | Beding | 100% | 5.7 | |
| 53 | 06/06 | Dokhang | 33% | 5.0 | |
| 54 | 07/06 | Simigaon | 66% | 4.7 | |
| 55 | 08/06 | Orangdanda | 66% | 4.3 | |
| 56 | 09/06 | Laduk | 66% | 4.0 | |
| 57 | 10/06 | Loting | 66% | 3.6 | |
| 58 | 11/06 | Bigu Gompa | 66% | 3.3 | |
| 59 | 12/06 | Rupthang Kharka | 0% | 2.3 | |
| 60 | 13/06 | Sano Jyandan | 0% | 1.3 | |
| 61 | 14/06 | The Last Resort | 10 | 66% | 10.0 |
| 62 | 15/06 | The Last Resort | 100% | 10.0 | |
| 63 | 16/06 | Shotang Kharka | 0% | 9.0 | |
| 64 | 17/06 | Kyansin | 0% | 8.0 | |
| 65 | 18/06 | Tembathang | 0% | 7.0 | |
| 66 | 19/06 | Panch Pokhari | 0% | 6.0 | |
| 67 | 20/06 | Tin Pokhari | 0% | 5.0 | |
| 68 | 21/06 | High South Camp | 0% | 4.0 | |
| 69 | 22/06 | High North Camp | 0% | 3.0 | |
| 70 | 23/06 | Kyangjin Gompa | 66% | 2.7 | |
| 71 | 24/06 | Kyangjin Gompa | 100% | 2.7 | |
| 72 | 25/06 | Ghoratabela | 100% | 2.7 | |
| 73 | 26/06 | Syabru Besi | 4 | 100% | 4.0 |
| 74 | 27/06 | Gatlang | 66% | 3.7 | |
| 75 | 28/06 | Somdang | 66% | 3.3 | |
| 76 | 29/06 | Tipling | 0% | 2.3 | |
| 77 | 30/06 | Lapagaon | 33% | 1.7 | |
| 78 | 01/07 | Nauban Kharka | 66% | 1.3 | |
| 79 | 02/07 | Machhakhla | 66% | 1.0 | |
| 80 | 03/07 | Jagat | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 81 | 04/07 | Deng | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 82 | 05/07 | Namrung | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 83 | 06/07 | Sama | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 84 | 07/07 | Sama | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 85 | 08/07 | Dharmasala | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 86 | 09/07 | Bimtang | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 87 | 10/07 | Dharapani | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 88 | 11/07 | Chame | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 89 | 12/07 | Pisang | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 90 | 13/07 | Manang | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 91 | 14/07 | Thorong Phedi | 100% | 1.0 | |
| 92 | 15/07 | Muktinath | 7 | 100% | 7.0 |
| 93 | 16/07 | Muktinath | 100% | 7.0 | |
| 94 | 17/07 | Kagbeni | 100% | 7.0 | |
| 95 | 18/07 | Santa | 0% | 6.0 | |
| 96 | 19/07 | Ghalden Ghuldun Khola Camp | 0% | 5.0 | |
| 97 | 20/07 | Nulungsumda Kharka | 0% | 4.0 | |
| 98 | 21/07 | Chharka Bhot | 66% | 3.7 | |
| 99 | 22/07 | Chharka Bhot | 100% | 3.7 | |
| 100 | 23/07 | Kharka or Chap Chu | 0% | 2.7 | |
| 101 | 24/07 | Dho Tarap | 66% | 2.3 | |
| 102 | 25/07 | Danigar | 0% | 1.3 | |
| 103 | 26/07 | Ringmo/Phoksundo Lake | 10 | 66% | 10.0 |
| 104 | 27/07 | Phoksundo Khola Camp | 0% | 9.0 | |
| 105 | 28/07 | Pass Camp | 0% | 8.0 | |
| 106 | 29/07 | Shey Gompa | 0% | 7.0 | |
| 107 | 30/07 | Shey Gompa | 66% | 6.7 | |
| 108 | 31/07 | Bhijer | 100% | 6.7 | |
| 109 | 01/08 | Pho | 66% | 6.3 | |
| 110 | 02/08 | Pung Kharka | 66% | 6.0 | |
| 111 | 03/08 | Chyandi Khola | 0% | 5.0 | |
| 112 | 04/08 | Takla Khola | 0% | 4.0 | |
| 113 | 05/08 | Thajuchaur | 0% | 3.0 | |
| 114 | 06/08 | Shilenchaura Kharka | 0% | 2.0 | |
| 115 | 07/08 | Mangri | 33% | 1.3 | |
| 116 | 08/08 | Gamgadhi | 10 | 66% | 10.0 |
| 117 | 09/08 | Rara Lake | 66% | 9.7 | |
| 118 | 10/08 | Rara Lake | 100% | 9.7 | |
| 119 | 11/08 | Bam | 66% | 9.3 | |
| 120 | 12/08 | Jogimara | 66% | 9.0 | |
| 121 | 13/08 | Piplan | 0% | 8.0 | |
| 122 | 14/08 | Apsia Lek | 0% | 7.0 | |
| 123 | 15/08 | Punkha Khola | 33% | 6.3 | |
| 124 | 16/08 | River Camp | 0% | 5.3 | |
| 125 | 17/08 | Simikot | 66% | 5.0 | |
| 126 | 18/08 | Kermi | 33% | 4.3 | |
| 127 | 19/08 | Thumkot | 0% | 3.3 | |
| 128 | 20/08 | Yari | 0% | 2.3 | |
| 129 | 21/08 | Hilsa | 66% | 2.0 |
Dave
Normally a software engineer, recently I've been spending a bit more time in nature.
