Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I ran a 170-kilometer (100+ miles) trail race through Nepal’s Mustang region. Suffice it to say, this was no ordinary trail run.

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📖 CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - 00:02:43 - Kathmandu and Buddha Stupa
00:02:43 - 00:04:15 - Hiking Shivapuri National Park
00:04:15 - 00:06:51 - KAEMP8848
00:06:51 - 00:10:26 - Traveling to Mustang
00:10:26 - 00:13:15 - How to eat like a Nepali
00:13:15 - 00:17:30 - Stage 0: Jomsom to Kagbeni
00:17:30 - 00:22:04 - Stage 1: Kagbeni to Tsaile
00:22:04 - 00:26:22 - Stage 2: Tsaile to Ghami
00:26:22 - 00:27:59 - Dangers of the Altitude
00:27:59 - 00:32:42 - Stage 3: Ghami to Lo Manthang
00:32:42 - 00:37:14 - Rest Day in Lo Manthang
00:37:14 - 00:41:42 - How to make sattu
00:41:42 - 00:48:22 - Stage 4: Lo Mantang Konchok Ling Loop
00:48:22 - 00:53:15 - Stage 5: Lo Manthang to Yara
00:53:15 - 00:55:52 - Stages 6 + 7 (Sick)
00:55:52 - 01:02:20 - Stage 8: Chuuksang to Muktinath (Finish)
01:02:20 - 01:03:04 - Muktinath Temple
01:03:04 - 01:05:22 - Race Recap

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