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Nuptse and Everest

together with one of the American guys I was with at Gorak Shep


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Blog: Beauty and Blisters - 32 Days in the Himalayas - Part Three
Date: October 22nd 2008

Firstly, apologies for more blogs so soon, but I'm off again in 3 days time, and so want to get this done before I disappear. Feel free to ignore them :) So Gorak Shep (5100m) is a grotty little place which I would never dream of going to if it weren't for its spectacular location. Right next to the Western face of Nuptse - truly one of the most beautiful mountains I've ever seen. What t ... read more


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