{"id":6469,"date":"2010-12-07T12:48:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=6469"},"modified":"2010-12-07T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T12:48:58","slug":"tamur-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/tamur-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamur Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"sara-chargeweb2\"<\/a>Sara James – Day 2 on the Tamur – Photo Jakub Sedivy<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

We’ve now been in Nepal for nearly 2 months now. \u00c2\u00a0A definate highlight so far has to have been our trip to the Tamur river. 3 day hike in and then 4 days paddle out, some chunky fun rapids and stunning scenery. Couldn’t have asked for any more.<\/p>\n

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As its quite a mission to actually get to the Tamur river, we joined up with a trip organised by Gene 17. After a quick warm up on the Trisuli river, we headed east.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Warming up on the Trisuli – photos by Adam D and Sara J<\/h6>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Its a 16 hour journey to the start of your trip but that is only the start of the adventures.\u00c2\u00a0Fuelled by granola bars ( and aided by porters), the hike in took another 3 days. Despite not exactly being a fan of walking, I really enjoyed the journey. The trail snaked up the valley, along a ridge and then down again passing through thicks forests, open paddy fields and some fascinating villages, all in the foot hills of the Himalayas.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Walking into the Tamur- photos by Sara James<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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5 days, 165km*, 14 satsumas and 5 granola bars later we finally reached the Tamur river. After the first hour on the river I already new that all the previous waiting ( and walking) had been worth it.<\/p>\n

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(* I have no idea how much distance we actually covered).<\/p>\n

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\"adam-web\"<\/a>Adam Dumolo – photo by Jakub Sedivy<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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Most the white water is concentrated on the first and last day of the trip. However even the flat sections were interspersed with classic grade 4 rapids. Dodging big holes in a loaded boat is fun as hell (when you get it right). I had a couple of unintentional surfs but generally the river is quite friendly. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Tim-Tamurweb\"<\/a>Tim McAfee – photo by Jakub Sedivy.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

WIth countless sandy beaches to sleep on , river life on the Tamur was pretty sweet. Although an unfortunate accident with chopped chilli’s did upset me somewhat.<\/p>\n

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\"assorted-3up\"<\/a>River life -\u00c2\u00a0photo by Sara James and Jakub Sedivy<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

For some more pics from the Tamur and our travels so far, check out my blog.<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more info on G17’s adventure trips check out their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sara James – Day 2 on the Tamur – Photo Jakub Sedivy We’ve now been in Nepal for nearly 2 months now. \u00c2\u00a0A definate highlight so far has to have been our trip to the Tamur river. 3 day hike in and then 4 days paddle out, some chunky fun rapids and stunning scenery. Couldn’t … <\/p>\n

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