Annapurna index

My trekking partner Macke Mastacos and I just walked around the Annapurna Massif and then in to the base of the range. Here's the stats. Full blow-by-blow in a day or two.

300-- distance in km estimated we walked (guidebook source)

19-- number of walking days

2-- number of rest days

9,200-- meters of elevation gain during trip (appr 31,000 feet)

5,400-- height in meters of Thorung La pass (appr 18,000 feet)

1-- number of French tourists carried over Thorung La on horseback

24-- number of plates of dal bhat (rice and lentils) eaten

47-- estimated numberof cups of Nescafe drunk during trek

197-- estimated number of cups of tea drunk

1-- bottle of apple brandy consumed

1-- number of guitars with less than six strings which were successfully played

1-- number of guitars with six strings which were successfully played

4 billion-- number of times "namaste" ("greetings to the God within you") was spoken

2-- number of marriageable Tibetan women encountered (out of maybe 5 total-- pretty good numbers, yeah?)

infinite-- number of marriageable Nepali women encountered

1-- number of serious marriage propositions hinted at by hot Nepali girls' mothers.

0-- number of Maoist insurgents demanding "tourism tax" encountered

2-- number of Israelis loudly discussing their penis sizes encountered

2-- number of tractors and motorcycles seen