Overcoming Challenges on the Annapurna Trek

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T DO IT.⁠ 😫⁠ Have you ever been tested or pushed past your comfort zone while traveling?⁠ 🤔⁠ Flashback to my trip hiking the 5-day Mohare Danda Trek in the Annapurna Himalayas of Nepal.⁠ ⛰️⁠ The Mohare Danda is one of Nepal's newest treks, opened in 2010 as an eco-trek to help support and develop the Parbat and Myagdi districts.⁠ 🥾⁠ It's a stunning hike, though my first day got off to a difficult start as I found myself violently ill.⁠ 🤮⁠ Ascending higher and higher, sweat pouring down my face and my backpack threatening to pull me to the ground, I stopped constantly to gag and vomit -- until we reached the high altitude teahouse where we'd be staying the night.⁠ 😴⁠ While the group went in for tea, I laid on the ground, nearly crying from the physical pain (from the challenging hike) and discomfort (from the sickness). In that moment, I truly didn't think I could do it.⁠ 😭⁠ But then I opened my eyes to the beauty that surrounded me -- the type of beauty you truly can't find anywhere else -- and realized that if I gave up now I'd never forgive myself.⁠ 💪⁠ And luckily, after skipping dinner and sleeping for 12 hours, the sickness subsided and I felt eager to experience this Himalayan hike.❤️#BeyondTheGuidebook