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Everest Base Camp 221006D

Sir Edmund Hillary's school, Nepal
Everest Base Camp

October 22nd 2006
Up at 4:15am to catch our flight to Lukla, which was delayed for about two hours. Finally got going in a tiny twenty seater & thankfully the ride was pretty smooth. The runway at Lukla airport is only about 150 metres long & althought the landing was a pretty easy uphill stop, I am more than a little concerned about the return journey's takeoff. We ate brekfast & picked up porters & extra guides b ... read more
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Nepalese Flag 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
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