Meanwhile, Deurali, at 3,230 meters, the entry point into the Annapurna Sanctuary is in silence—the cold air muffled, the stone walls steeping towards silence, the ice massive and antique. Crossing into the glacial valley created through the passing of the ages, the ambience is electrifying, almost spiritual. The Deurali to Annapurna Base Camp Trek, the Sanctuary trek, or the route to MBC all share the quiet, mysterious weight of the divine from the onset, indicating the presence of a journey that has the power to be transfiguring.