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Everest Base Camp Trek part 2

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October 29th 2009
Day 5 - Tengboche to Dingboche (4410m) After a breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and potatoes and a last look at the monastery, we headed off into the clear, cold morning just before 8am. As usual, Ratna set a good pace down the hill and we enjoyed it after the climb the day before. The way was lined with rhododendron trees (unfortunately not in flower) and an abundance of old man's beard - Be ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Namche

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more