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Everest the hard way

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November 4th 2012
Hello folks. I'm back and in one piece. I completed all three of the high passes. The weather was very clear, but bitterly cold when we were high up. It was so cold that in the morning there was ice inside the tent and the water bottles froze. It was as low as - 15 on one night when we were camping above 5,000 metres. We had some snow, but just enough for good photos, not so much that it slowe ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep

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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