Annapurna in 6 days

A glacial amphitheatre at 4,130 metres, ringed by peaks including Annapurna I and sacred Machhapuchhre, reached through the narrow gorge of the Sanctuary.

A four-kilometre glacial lake at 4,919 metres, frozen for much of the year and an opaque turquoise after the thaw.

The high point of the Annapurna Circuit at 5,416 metres, crossed in one long day from High Camp, starting before dawn to beat the wind.

A shrine at around 3,800 metres sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists, where pilgrims run beneath 108 icy water spouts shaped like bulls' heads.

The river runs below 2,600 metres between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I, one of the deepest valleys on Earth, swept by strong wind from late morning.

A grassy summit at 3,210 metres, 45 minutes above Ghorepani, where Dhaulagiri and Annapurna South light up at sunrise.

A ridge at about 1,600 metres above Pokhara, thirty minutes by taxi or two hours on foot, facing Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Machhapuchhre and Manaslu.

The starting point for almost every trek in the range, along Phewa Lake, where Machhapuchhre is reflected on clear days from the Lakeside jetties.