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November 3rd 2006
Thorough trek preparations....... After debating whether we could carry our own bags full of clothes, sleeping bags, loo rolls and "mountain man bars" (possibly the most dense substance known to man)", we decided it would be best to get a porter for the trek. After all it is putting something back into the local economy, which is our justification. We signed up with Swissa (who organised our ra ... read more

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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